Read article – Jocelyn Chertoff, chair and professor of radiology and professor of obstetrics and gynecology; Petra Lewis, professor of radiology and of obstetrics and gynecology; and Nancy McNulty, associate professor of radiology, were recently honored by the Association of University Radiologists. Chertoff received the Gold Medal—the organization’s highest honor—which recognizes distinguished service or contributions to the association, academic radiology or the field of radiology. Chertoff and Lewis each received an achievement award for significant contributions to the advancement of education in radiology—Lewis for education and Chertoff for service. McNulty received an excellence in education award from the Alliance of Medical Student Educators in Radiology, part of the Association of University Radiologists. The award honors an educator who has made significant contributions to medical student radiology education nationally.

Read article – Quotes Robert McLellan, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about how work can be hazardous to your health. “Work holds the promise of supporting and promoting health,” McLellan said. “It also carries the risk of injury, illness, and death.”

Read article – Quotes David Bzik, professor of microbiology and immunology, in an article about new research that suggests living with a cat during childhood does not cause mental illness later in life, disputing earlier studies that caused alarm by linking cats to human mental illness.

Read article – An interview with Lisa Marsch, director of the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, about her research into substance abuse and her recent testimony the U.S. House Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic.

Read article – Quotes Elijah Stommel, professor of neurology, who was the lead author of a recent study that found eating mercury-laden seafood may raise the risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). “For most people, eating fish is part of a healthy diet,” says Stommel. “But questions remain about the possible impact of mercury in fish.” (Additional coverage: Tuscon.com, The Post Star, Philly.com, Daily Mail, and Medical News Today.)

Read article – A feature story about a new initiative run by the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and the New Hampshire Area Health Education Center that will train health care professionals at five colleges to screen patients who are at risk of, or may already be, abusing drugs or alcohol. The goal of the initiative is to reduce substance abuse rates that are among the highest in the nation. (Additional coverage: NH1, San Luis Obispo, Charlotte Observer, and the Valley News.)

Read article – Quotes Michael J. Sateia, active emeritus professor of psychiatry, who led the writing of new guidelines for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine to help doctors prescribe—or not prescribe—14 different medications and supplements for the treatment of chronic insomnia in adults. “It’s a reminder to clinicians that it’s important to choose an agent that has an appropriate duration of action for the particular type of insomnia you’re treating,” says Sateia.

Read article – A feature story about medical students Emily Dollar DC ’14, MED ’19, and Emily Georges, MED ’19, who crafted a curriculum for the Ledyard Charter School in Lebanon, N.H., as part of Geisel’s Rural Health Scholars. The curriculum includes providing students with case studies on different health and nutrition issues. “When I was volunteering here with a group for girls, two of whom had just become young mothers, the subject of food kept coming up as something we felt needed to be covered,” says Dollar. “So when (head of school) John (Higgins) mentioned that he was hoping to be able to provide lunch and breakfast to all the students, I immediately knew I wanted to help him out.”

Read article – A feature story about Kyla Donnelly Pearce, Geisel ’17, who started a program to study how practicing gentle yoga regularly might help patients with brain injuries cope. Pearce found that patients who took the yoga classes reported feeling “less bothered by negative emotions, including feeling lonely, bored, anxious, sad or depressed and/or angry or aggressive.” (Picked up by Washington Times, Boston.com, SF Gate, Portland Press Herald and many more. This story was originally published earlier this month by the Valley News.)