Read article – Zbigniew M. Szczepiorkowski, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, is cited as a third-party expert in an article about the first trials on plasma exchange for anti-aging in humans. Szczepiorkowski notes that it’s not clear if the findings were a direct result of the treatment or if they were influenced by some other confounding factor.

Read article – Thom Walsh, an adjunct instructor at The Dartmouth Institute, writes an opinion piece criticizing Medicaid work requirements. “The bitter truth is this: Medicaid work requirements don’t promote work. They undermine it,” Walsh writes.

Read article – Douglas J. Robertson, a professor of medicine, is quoted in an article about the recommended age to test for colorectal cancer. “Screening is always a trade-off with benefit and harm,” Robertson said. “The trade-off is that as you go to younger and younger age groups, the absolute risk for getting or dying from cancer is lower, so more and more people would need to be screened to find the one case of colorectal cancer hiding in these younger age groups.”

Read article – Richard I. Rothstein, a professor of medicine and surgery, is quoted in an article about obesity’s impact on common gastroenterological conditions, which can include type 2 diabetes or heart disease. “Maybe we can intervene and prevent [those comorbidities] from happening by co-managing or referring patients for obesity treatment,” Rothstein said.

Read article – Enzo Plaitano, a third-year PhD candidate, and Catherine Stanger, a professor of psychiatry and biomedical data science, are featured in an article about their research in collaboration with the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians into the impact of stress on EMS clinicians. “As a paramedic, I see the daily stress from this job negatively impacting myself and my coworkers both mentally and physically,” Plaitano said. “The EMS community is struggling and our goal is to help support each other.”

Read article – Nicholas Jacobson, an associate professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry, is featured in an article about the first-ever clinical trial of a generative-AI therapy chatbot. “The improvements in symptoms we observed were comparable to what is reported for traditional outpatient therapy, suggesting this AI-assisted approach may offer clinically meaningful benefits,” Jacobson said.

Read article – Megan Romano, an associate professor of epidemiology, is featured in an article about contamination of PCBs, a “forever chemical,” in Vermont schools. “Generally speaking, there is a strong case to be made for the benefits of removing PCBs from spaces where young people spend a great deal of their time during important years of their development,” Romano said.

Read article – Roshini Pinto-Powell, associate dean of admissions at the Geisel School of Medicine, and medical students Fares Awa and Stefano Rozental are featured in an article about the recently revived Memory Cafe, a free, monthly gathering for people with memory disorders and their care partners. In discussing the interaction with patients outside a clinical space, Pinto-Powell says, “This is such a valuable lived experience for the students.”

Read article – An opinion piece by Elena Gupta, MED, about how she responded to a medical emergency on a flight between Houston and Boston. “In this moment, I was grateful for the clinical training I have been privileged enough to receive, which allowed me to make a difference for someone,” Gupta said.