Read article – Lists the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care as one of the resources used to compile U.S. News & World Report‘s “Healthiest Communities” rankings.

Read article – Quotes 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. “Children who view advertisements for highly palatable foods such as chips or candy as part of TV shows or within video games will eat more snack foods, even if they already had a meal,” says Emond, who was not involved in the study. (Picked up by Business Insider, Netscape, and SRN News.)

Read article – Quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about new research examining how to detect ovarian cancer before it starts manifesting as stroke by experimenting with using a special Pap brush to sample fluid and test it for genetic mutations associated with the disease. Welch notes that it will take a decade to follow thousands of patients to find out whether screening for ovarian cancer with a liquid biopsy works. “This isn’t ready for prime time,” says Welch.

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Samir Soneji, assistant professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about a new study that found that smokers who also use e-cigarettes may be half as likely to give up tobacco as smokers who never vape at all. (Picked up by Psych Congress.)

Read article – As a guest on “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” Megan Bunnell ’13, Geisel ’19, plays a game where she listens to three stories about someone who paid the price for being ahead of their time, and tries to guess which is true.

Read article – Quotes Samir Soneji, assistant professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about a new study that found that smokers who also use e-cigarettes may be half as likely to give up tobacco as smokers who never vape at all. “The findings are concerning because they suggest the idea that e-cigarettes are an even more effective cessation tool than nicotine replacement therapy—an idea aggressively marketed by e-cigarette and tobacco companies—may not be true in practice,” says Soneji.

Read article – Continued coverage of a study led by Samir Soneji, assistant professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, that found that while e-cigarettes may help some smokers quit, they seem to do a better job of encouraging never-smokers to pick up the habit.

Read article – Continued coverage of a study led by Samir Soneji, assistant professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, that found that vaping has led more people to start smoking real cigarettes than to stop.