NHPR – As a guest on NHPR’s “The Exhange,” William Burl Daviss, associate professor of psychiatry, discusses how having a child with ADHD is no longer outside the norm, but that there’s plenty of disagreement over the nature of the diagnosis itself, when medication can help kids, and when other approaches might be better.

Science Friday – As guests on Science Friday, Juliette Madan, associate professor of pediatrics, and Anne Hoen, assistant professor of epidemiology and biomedical data science, discuss how developing a better understanding of the infant microbiome could one day lead to healthier babies.

NJ Spotlight – Cites research in the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care that found New Jersey has the highest intensity in the country of hospital and specialist care at the end of life for chronically ill Medicare patients, while coming in below average for utilization of home health and hospice.

The Huffington Post – Quotes Juliette Madan, associate professor of pediatrics, and Anne Hoen, assistant professor of epidemiology and biomedical data science, who are co-authors of recent study that found that the gut bacteria of 6-week-old babies may be related to the way the infants were delivered and what they have been eating.

Bloomberg Business – Quotes Lisa Schwartz and Steven Woloshin, both professors of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about what the proliferation of testing and self-tracking means for human health.

NHPR – As a guest on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Seddon Savage, adjunct associate professor of anesthesiology and director of the Dartmouth Center on Addiction Recovery and Education, explains how people can become psychologically and physically dependent on opioids.

Medical Xpress – Quotes Paul Barr, assistant professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about the disconnect between the priorities of patients and clinicians when it comes to the information needed to make decisions about treatment options for depression.

NHPR – Seddon Savage, adjunct associate professor of anesthesiology and director of the Dartmouth Center on Addiction Recovery and Education, who is also one of New Hampshire’s top experts on the opioid crisis, will be attending President Obama’s State of the Union address. Savage chairs a task force on prescription drug abuse for the New Hampshire Medical Society and serves on the governor’s commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. She will be a guest of U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte at Tuesday night’s speech.

USA Today – Quotes Susanne Tanski, associate professor of pediatrics, about Congress’ recent passing of legislation to require child-resistant packaging for the liquids that give e-cigarette both their kick and their flavor. “This is a really important piece of common-sense legislation,” says Tanski. “Nicotine is quite a powerful drug that has complex effects on the body, including the brain and the whole nervous system.”

VICE – Continued coverage of comments by Jay Buckey, professor of medicine and adjunct professor of engineering, who is leading a team deep into the Arctic to test whether exposure to nature through virtual reality can help improve mood and stress levels. “Being in an environment like that where you’re in a small, confined space with a very small group of people means that challenges are just going to inevitably arise,” says Buckey.