A $13 million, five-year grant will allow scientists at the Dartmouth Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program to continue and expand their research on the effects of exposure to arsenic, mercury, and other potential toxins on health.
Articles by: Geisel Communications
Lung Cancer Screening Could Cost Medicare Billions
Associated Press via NPR – Quotes Harold Sox, active emeritus professor of medicine and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, on a new study that found every person covered by Medicare would only need to pay an additional $3 a month if the government agreed to screen current and former smokers for lung cancer, the Associated Press reports. Sox was not involved in the study.
Second MERS Case Shows Hospitals Are Ground Zero for MERS
NBC News – Tim Lahey is quoted extensively on the intense precautionary measures health care professionals must take in order to prevent the spread of infectious diseases like MERS, a new respiratory virus, in hospitals.
Achieving Patient-Centered Care Across the Spectrum
Dr. Glyn Elwyn of the Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science is the principal investigator of a study on the use of two methods—shared decision-making and motivational interviewing—when discussing options for treatment with patients.
Student Voices: A Medical Feast
During Rachel Brickman’s final week of the preclinical portion of medical school, she found herself reflecting on days past, speculating on those to come, and eating.
From Rwanda to Hanover
For the past two years, as part of the Rwandan Human Resources for Health program, Dr. Jean-Luc Nkurikiyimfura has been collaborating with faculty at the Geisel School of Medicine despite working and living thousands of miles away.
Could Medical Marijuana be a 7-Year-Old’s Cure?
WPTZ – Richard Morse, associate professor of pediatrics and of neurology at Geisel, and section chief of pediatric neurology at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, was interviewed for this story that focuses on whether medical marijuana could help children who are ill.
Holly Andersen, MD: Fortifying Hearts and Communities
When Holly Andersen, MD, arrived at Dartmouth as an undergraduate, she had no intentions of becoming a doctor. But that soon changed when she began learning from physicians and scientists at the medical school. Her interest in brain and behavioral sciences spurred her pursuit of a Dartmouth degree in neuroscience, and she graduated with a new-found passion for medicine and improving lives.
Older Infertile Couples Should Try This Fertility Treatment First
Daily Times Nigeria – Continued coverage of a study led by Marlene Goldman (professor of obstetrics, of gynecology, and of community and family medicine) that discovered women ages 38 and older are more than twice as likely to become pregnant through in vitro fertilization than if they used oral or injectible fertility drugs. Goldman is quoted in the story.
Tosteson named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Tor D. Tosteson, Sc.D., a Geisel professor of community and family medicine and of The Dartmouth Institute of Health Policy and Clinical Practice, has been selected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.