Read article – Quotes Jonathan Skinner, the James O. Freedman Presidential Professor in Economics and professor of community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, from an editorial he co-authored about how despite interventions designed to curb the inappropriate use of medical services, many clinicians have continued using non-recommended services.
Articles by: Geisel Communications
The Changing Face of NH: What It Means to Have the 2nd Oldest Population in the Nation – New Hampshire Union Leader
Read article – Quotes Stephen Bartels, professor of psychiatry, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about how the skyrocketing costs of long-term care and treatments for chronic conditions in elders “could be the thing that could bankrupt the system.”
21 Tips for Navigating the NICU – Fit Pregnancy
Read article – Cites a study conducted by researchers at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Polocy and Clinical Practice that found 43 percent of infants that spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are not even premature—they are full-term babies who need more care.
NIH Funds Dartmouth Study of Cellular Disease Processes
The five-year, $12.45 million NIH COBRE grant supports an interdisciplinary project for junior faculty who are engaged in early-stage research of basic cellular processes and how disease affects the interaction of cells and molecules.
Half of Americans Now Know an Opioid Addict: Column – USA Today
Read article – An opinion piece co-authored by Ellen Meara, professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and adjunct professor of economics, about state lawmakers’ forceful response to prescription painkiller addiction by passing dozens of laws to tackle the problem, but how unfortunately, there has been little evidence that the laws work.
Engineers Design Programmable RNA Vaccines – Engineering
Read article – Quotes Joseph Rosen, professor of surgery and adjunct professor and senior lecturer of engineering, about the rapid manufacturing time of a customizable vaccine developed by MIT engineers may be especially effective to fight influenza. “This could not only be applicable to the bugs they talked about, but could also be applicable for something even more important, which is an unknown virus,” noted Rosen. “In response to a pandemic, whether natural, accidental or intentional, they could produce a vaccine in a week.”
Can Virtual Reality Help Astronauts Keep Their Cool? – Discover Magazine
Read article – Quotes Jay Buckey, professor of medicine and adjunct professor of engineering, about how he and additional researchers at Dartmouth are experimenting with virtual reality headsets like the Oculus Rift to see if simulated environments can break the monotony of space. “I wanted to focus on many of the issues that would serve as a barrier to long duration spaceflight,” says Buckey. “The psychosocial adaptation element is crucial to a good mission.”
Arthritis Drug May Have Benefits Against Alzheimer’s – The New York Times
Read article – Quotes Richard Chou, assistant professor of medicine, about a recent study he led that found a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis—an injectable drug called etanercept—may have benefits against Alzheimer’s disease.
Announcing the 2016 SYNERGY Scholars Awards
Three outstanding early-career investigators have been selected as recipients of the 2016 SYNERGY Scholars Mentored Career Development Award, funded through Dartmouth SYNERGY Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
Anita Arora MED’12 and Carolyn Presley MED’09: RWJF Scholars Share Common Goal
While focusing on different populations as Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars, Geisel alums Anita Arora and Carolyn Presley are both working toward the common goal of improving health care delivery.