Read article – Nicholas Jacobson, an associate professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry, is quoted in an article about the future of digital tools to treat mental health and substance use disorders. “Trying to continue to adapt old bodies to new areas just doesn’t result in a good fit,” Jacobson said.

Read more – Karen Fortuna, a professor of community and family medicine, is quoted in an article about threats to rural hospitals from President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” “The integration of artificial intelligence into health systems may be necessary to optimize scarce resources,” Fortuna said. Ultimately, “to survive, rural health streams will need to innovate.”

Watch story – The 44th annual Prouty fundraiser for the Dartmouth Cancer Center raised a record $10.1 million. The $1 million of new funds will be allocated to support the expansion of mental health services for families and patients at Dartmouth Cancer Center. (Picked up by Yahoo! News.)

Read article – Steven Leach, director of Dartmouth Cancer Center, is quoted in an article celebrating community support at the Prouty this weekend. More than 4,300 participants and 750 volunteers participated in this year’s event. “Community support is absolutely critical in advancing cancer care,” said Leach.

Read article – Features a Q&A with Marcus Shaker, a professor of pediatrics and medicine, about allergy anxiety. “Patients with food allergy can have generalized anxiety, food-specific anxiety, or both, and each form of anxiety can influence the other,” Shaker said.

Read article – Nicholas Jacobson, an associate professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry, is quoted in an article about digital technology as a viable treatment option for schizophrenia. “The effect sizes weren’t just significant; they were huge and clinically meaningful—and mirrored what you’d see in a gold standard dose of evidence-based treatment delivered by humans over a longer period of time,” Jacobson said of Therabot, a generative AI-powered therapy chatbot.