Pubic Radio International – Discusses a recent book by H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, which argues against the prevailing medical assumptions that drive too much medical care, and suggests that people should be more deliberate and cautious when evaluating their treatment options.
Articles by: Geisel Communications
What Quality Measures Should Be Used to Evaluate Healthcare Providers?
The Wall Street Journal – An interview with Scott Wallace, visiting professor of community and family medicine, and other healthcare professionals, on standards for measuring the quality of healthcare.
NH Doctor Reflects on Her Efforts to Battle the Ebola Beast
New Hampshire Union Leader – A feature on Elizabeth Talbot, associate professor of medicine and New Hampshire’s deputy state epidemiologist, and her experience helping to fight the spread of Ebola in Sierra Leone.
Dartmouth Medical Students Learn Next Step in Careers
WMUR – A feature on the annual Match Day, in which medical students learn where they will spend their residencies. Article quotes numerous Geisel students on their reactions to Match Day.
Researchers Discover Why Some Mushrooms Glow
New study by researchers from Dartmouth and Brazil finds mushrooms’ bioluminescence attracts insects and is under the control of the circadian clock.
Far Out Man, Man! Scientists Figure Out Why Some Mushrooms Glow
NBC – Quotes Jay Dunlap, professor of genetics, on how various organisms produce their own light. (Similar coverage by ABC Science, Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, and others).
Letting Patients Call the Shots
The Atlantic – Glyn Elwyn, professor and senior scientist at the Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science, comments on the shift toward shared decision-making between patients and healthcare providers.
Medical Care: How Much Is Too Much?
VPR – An interview with H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, on his new book, Less Medicine, More Health, which contends against the prevailing medical assumptions that drive too much medical care.
Investigators Identify Window of Vulnerability for STIs to Infect Human Female Reproductive Tract
Dartmouth researchers have presented a comprehensive review of the role of sex hormones in the female reproductive tract and evidence supporting a “window of vulnerability” to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Inviting Patients to Help Decide Their Own Treatment
News OK – Quotes Glyn Elwyn, professor and senior scientist at the Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science, on the changing nature of decision-making between doctors and patients when choosing treatment.