The New York Times – Quotes Ellen Meara, associate professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, on the results of a recent study, which found that millions of older people are getting tests they don’t need to prove they are healthy enough to have cataracts removed.
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The Placebo Effect May Be Totally Misunderstood, and a New Finding Could Spark ‘A Revolution’
Business Insider via Reuters – Quotes Tim Lahey, associate professor of medicine, on a recent study, which found that some people may be genetically programmed to feel better after taking placebo pills, while others may only heal with real drugs.
Teen Drinking Linked to Alcohol in Movies: Studies Spark Calls for Change
The Christian Science Monitor – Quotes James Sargent, professor of pediatrics, on the prevalence of alcohol consumption. “Where we are in alcohol right now is pretty much where we were in tobacco in 1989,” Sargent says.
Shining a Bright Light on the Care of Sick Babies
A three-year, $800,000 grant from the Anthem Foundation to The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice will fund the first comprehensive, nationwide study of neonatal intensive care.
Why Some Doctors Are Hesitant to Screen Smokers for Lung Cancer
NPR – H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, comments on the issue of cancer screenings, which often detect early tumors that will never become malignant. He describes this phenomenon in his new book, Less Medicine, More Health: 7 Assumptions That Drive Too Much Care.
The Quality Tower Of Babel
Health Affairs Blog– In this blog post, Elizabeth Tiesburg, professor of community and family medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, and Scott Wallace, visiting professor of community and family medicine, discuss the need for meaningful health care outcomes measurement.
Why Tracking Health Too Closely Could Actually Work Against You
The Huffington Post – Highlights a quote by H. Gilbert Welch from a recent NPR article. Gilbert argues that if nothing else, excessive health monitoring may foster an unhealthy preoccupation with one’s physical and mental state
Investigators Discover Mechanism Responsible for Tumor Invasion in Brain Cancer
A neuro-oncology research team at Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center, led by the Director Mark A. Israel, MD with first author Gilbert J. Rahme, PhD, recently identified the transcription factor Id4 as a suppressor of tumor cell invasion in glioblastoma.
Patients Can Address Doctor’s Office Wait Times
U-T San Diego – Scott Wallace, visiting professor of family and community medicine, comments on factors that affect patient waiting times at hospitals, and describes efforts by Dartmouth researchers who are working with physicians to restructure the way physicians see patients.
Palliative Care Expert Is a Vocal Opponent of Death with Dignity Law
Los Angeles Times – Discusses Emeritus Professor of Medicine Ira Byock’s stance against assisted suicide and the death with dignity movement.