The Wall Street Journal – Quotes Scott Wallace, visiting professor of community and family medicine, on measurement fatigue in hospitals due to narrow process-oriented metrics. Wallace states that the most important metric is a patient’s improvement.

CNN – An article by James Sargent, professor of pediatrics, which argues that parents should approach ads for alcoholic beverages with great caution in light of a new study led by Sargent and his colleagues, which showed that youths’ exposure to alcohol advertisements influenced their drinking behaviors.

Forbes – Highlights a quote from a 2012 New York Times column by H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, on standard medical practices that late prove to be more harmful than good. “The truth is that for a large part of medical practice, we don’t know what works. But we pay for it anyway,” Gilbert writes.

The Huffington Post – Points to research by Heinz Valtin, emeritus professor of physiology and neurobiology, which looked at sources of daily hydration.

The Press Democrat – It’s no surprise that Dr. Nurit Licht, a graduate of Dartmouth’s medical school and the energetic chief medical officer of Petaluma Health Center, is an early riser. Most mornings she’s up at 5:30, answering emails and finalizing plans for the day ahead.

Reuters – Quotes James Sargent, professor of pediatrics and senior author of a recent study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, which found that alcohol advertisements have led to a rise in underage drinking and binge drinking.

The Wall Street Journal – Continued coverage on the recent study led by Susanne Tanski, associate professor of pediatrics, which found that alcohol advertisements have led to a rise in underage drinking and binge drinking.