Read article – Gilbert Fanciullo, professor of anesthesiology, and Seddon Savage, adjunct associate professor of anesthesiology and former president of the American Pain Society, are both interviewed about their views on medical marijuana and the effectiveness of New Hampshire’s medical marijuana program.

Read article – Quotes Joi Carter, assistant professor of surgery, about how children under six months old, instead of using sunscreen, should be kept out of direct sun. “After six months, I recommend using sun protective clothing and hats as much as possible and then use zinc oxide or titanium dioxide based sunscreens with at least SPF 30 for the remaining exposed skin,” says Carter.

Read article –  Article mentions hospital referral regions, developed by the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, are health-care markets with at least one hospital where complex surgeries are performed that are widely used in health-services research and policy analysis.

Listen to story – As a guest on “The Exchange,” Steven Fiering, professor of microbiology and immunology and genetics, discusses advances in cancer treatment recently, including promising methods such as immunotherapy, and the latest research and developments in the search for a cure.

Read article – Quotes Ellen Meara, professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and adjunct professor of economics, about a recent study she co-authored that found the adoption of controlled-substance laws since 2006 was not associated with a decrease in potentially hazardous opioid use, or in the number of opioid overdoses, among disabled Medicare beneficiaries.

Read article – Quotes Steven Woloshin, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about how ads may make big-name cancer centers look unrealistically good, giving the impression that a cancer patient who does not go to one of these centers is making a mistake. “The people who these ads are targeting are really vulnerable,” so it is incumbent on the cancer centers themselves to be responsible, Woloshin said.

Read article – Quotes James Greenblatt, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry, about how working out is one of the most talked-about ways to combat depression. When you exercise, your body releases “feel good” chemicals known as endorphins, which interact with receptors in your brain that reduce the perception of pain or sadness, explains Greenblatt.