Read article – Quotes Stewart Tepper, professor of neurology, about how the first medicine designed to prevent migraines was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, ushering in what many experts believe will be a new era in treatment for people who suffer the most severe form of these headaches. “For now, they look fantastic,” says Tepper. “They shake the ground under our feet. They will change the way we treat migraine.” (Picked up by The Globe and Mail, Independent Recorder, The Bulletin, Global Financial Market Review, and TimesUnion. Similar coverage in Syracuse.com, Healio, Pain News Network, Neurology Advisor, and Medcape.)

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Jennifer Emond, assistant professor of biomedical data science and assistant professor of pediatrics, about a new study that found that more than half of U.S. high school students still have sports drinks at least once a week and their ranks are growing, but that fewer teens have these sugary, calorie-laden beverages every day. (Picked up by New Hampshire Union Leader.)

Read article – Features research coauthored by Glyn Elwyn, professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and Paul Barr, assistant professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, that found that patients might be further jeopardizing the sanctity of their protected health information thanks to their growing desire to digitally record their doctor’s visit.

Read article – Quotes Julia Frew, assistant professor of psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, and of medical education; and the medical director for Moms in Recovery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; about how the work DHMC has done supporting moms struggling with addiction should be duplicated as community-based programs.

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Jennifer Emond, assistant professor of biomedical data science and assistant professor of pediatrics, about a new study that found that more than half of U.S. high school students still have sports drinks at least once a week and their ranks are growing, but that fewer teens have these sugary, calorie-laden beverages every day. “I do think that the marketing of these drinks as part of a lifestyle that is not just active—but includes extreme fitness and excellence in sports—influences teens,” says Emond, who wasn’t involved in the study. “It comes across as an aspirational product.”

Read article – Quotes Jennifer Emond, assistant professor of biomedical data science and assistant professor of pediatrics, about a new study that found that more than half of U.S. high school students still have sports drinks at least once a week and their ranks are growing, but that fewer teens have these sugary, calorie-laden beverages every day. “I do think that the marketing of these drinks as part of a lifestyle that is not just active—but includes extreme fitness and excellence in sports—influences teens,” says Emond, who wasn’t involved in the study. “It comes across as an aspirational product.”

Read article – Quotes Sarah Munro, a postdoctoral fellow at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about a new study focusing on pregnant women who have had a cesarean section that found that there is a need to better evaluate risks during a subsequent pregnancy and to bring down the overall C-section rates in Canada.

Read article – Continued coverage of an opinion piece by Norman Paradis, professor of medicine, in which he discusses how California law enforcement announced the possible capture of a long-sought serial killer using public DNA databases, and how the event highlights that when you send off a cheek swab to one of the private genome companies, you may sacrifice not just your own privacy but that of your family and your ancestors.