Read article – Quotes Ellen Meara, professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about a recent study that found that Americans who suffered a “negative wealth shock”—defined as losing at least 75 percent of their wealth in two years—faced a 50 percent increased risk of dying over the next two decades. “The magnitude of it is quite remarkable,” says Meara. “If it’s losing the wealth that’s causing it, I think we want to ask ourselves: ‘Is there any way to protect people against that kind of a shock?'” (Picked up by NHPR and Jefferson Public Radio.)

Read article – Cites a study conducted by researchers at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice that found that it’s possible that at least one of 10 patients recorded their visit with their doctor, with or without permission.

Read article – Cites comments by Susanne Tanski, associate professor of pediatrics, in an article about how George Koob, director of the National Institutes of Health’s Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, decided to pull back on research examining whether alcohol marketing is associated with underage drinking. Koob’s agency was quietly wooing the alcoholic beverage industry to contribute tens of millions of dollars for a study on whether drinking “moderate” amounts of alcohol was good for the heart.

Read article – Features research conducted by scientists at the Geisel School of Medicine’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center that concluded that although e-cigarettes may be of some benefit in adults who are trying to quit smoking combustible cigarettes, they may act as a gateway product in other people.

Read article – As a guest on “The Exchange,” Tim Lahey, associate professor of medicine, medical education, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, discusses a form of harm reduction that involves creating safe places for addicts to inject drugs without fear of infected needles and with access to overdose medication. (Lahey’s comments begin at approximately 1:20.)

Read article – Cites comments by Radu Stan, associate professor of biochemistry and cell biology, and of pathology and laboratory medicine, about the recent news that a team of researchers used a new in vivo microscopy technique to present evidence that the human interstitium—the space between cells—is more like a matrix of collagen bundles interspersed with fluid than the densely-packed stacks of connective tissue it appears to be in fixed slides. Stan, who wasn’t involved in the study, notes that the concept of a fluid-filled matrix is not “earth-shattering,” and that sectioning and imaging unfixed tissue as the authors did, which could tear and create artifacts, presents limitations.

Read article – Megan Bunnell ’13, Geisel ’19, comments on what it was like to be a contestant on NPR’s “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!”

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Jennifer Emond, assistant professor of biomedical data science and of pediatrics, about a new study that found that three in four food advertisements and half of drink promotions during major U.S. sports programs peddle high-calorie, sugary products. (Picked up by The Jordan Times. Similar coverage in Tech Times.)

Read article – Quotes James Sargent, the Scott M. and Lisa G. Stuart Professor of Pediatric Oncology and professor of pediatrics, biomedical data science, and community and family medicine, about a new study that found that young adults receptive to  e-cigarette, cigar and cigarette advertising would try the respected tobacco product within one year. “Recognizing and liking tobacco advertising predicts which lowest risk adolescents will become future consumers of these products, after accounting for a number of traditional risk factors like peer and family smoking,” says Sargent.