Investigators from Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center found teens aged 15-17 years old who had ever mixed alcohol with energy drinks were four times more likely to meet the criteria for alcohol use disorder than a teen who has tried alcohol but never mixed it with an energy drink.
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Chain of Addiction Treatment Centers Flourishing
News Hampshire Union Leader – Jeffrey DeFlavio, Geisel ’15, who has opened three opiate clinics in New Hampshire, comments on the prevalence of heroin use and addictions to prescription drugs in the area, and discusses his efforts to help New Hampshire residents overcome their addictions.
Why Whole-Genome Testing Hurts More than It Helps
Los Angeles Times – This opinion piece, coauthored by H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, argues that whole-genome big data will divert time and money away from healthcare that counts.
Parsing Patient Engagement: Better Compliance or Better Decisions?
Forbes – Mentions Professor of Surgery Carolyn Kerrigan’s work to integrate patient-generated health data and self-reported outcome assessment, and her striking example of how the doctor-patient relationship should recognize the importance of the medical evidence, the patient’s preferences and values, and the doctor’s clinical experience.
Study: N.H. Makes Gains in Treating Prostate Cancer
NHPR – Elias Hyams, assistant professor of surgery, comments on the prevalence of low-risk prostate cancer among men.
Antibiotics, Lifesaver or Threat to Premature Babies?
The Columbus Dispatch – Cites commentary published in the journal Pediatrics, co-authored by William Edwards, professor of pediatrics, and Roger Soll of the University of Vermont, on infant deaths caused by antibiotic-resistant infections.
Too Much Medicine?
New Hampshire Magazine – Reviews Less Medicine, More Health by H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, which challenges the belief that more medical care leads to better health.
TDI Receives $800,000 for Neonatal Care Study
Valley News – The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice has received a three-year, $800,000 grant from the Anthem Foundation for a nationwide study of neonatal intensive care. The project, which will include the creation of the first Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care of Neonatal Intensive Care, will be led by David Goodman, professor of pediatrics.
Early Use of Palliative Care in Cancer Improves Patients’ Lives, Outcomes for Caregivers
A new randomized clinical trial with Dartmouth investigators has noted significant improvement in several measures among those who began palliative care early.
Will More Medical Tests Make Us Healthier?
CNN – In this opinion piece, H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, discusses the plausible effects of increasing medical testing.