Bloomberg – Quotes Lisa Schwartz, professor of medicine, on the potential flaws in the information gathered through ResearchKit, a tool that has created a generated a pool of millions of iPhone owners worldwide, letting doctors find trial participants for medical studies at unprecedented rates.
Articles by: Geisel Communications
Medical Technology Makes ‘Time of Death’ Harder to Pinpoint
The Atlantic – In this article, Tim Lahey, associate professor of medicine, explains why advances in medicine can prolong life, but can also make it more difficult for doctors to know when a patient has truly died.
Nearly Half of Energy Drink Ads Air on Teen-Themed TV
Psych Central – Continued coverage on a study led by Jennifer Emond, instructor in community and family medicine, which found that 46% of energy drink advertisements broadcast on television are aired on channels featuring content and themes likely to appeal to teenagers.
Almost Half of Energy Drink TV Ads Shown on Channels for Teens
Medical News Today – Highlights a study led by Jennifer Emond, instructor in community and family medicine, and published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, which found that 46% of energy drink advertisements broadcast on television are aired on channels featuring content and themes likely to appeal to teenagers.
Wilton Doctor Heads to Vietnam on Medical Mission
Los Altos Patch – Mentions that the Reconstructive International Cooperative Exchange program, which provides free surgical procedures to adults and children, was founded in 2005 by Joseph Rosen, professor of surgery at Geisel, and adjunct professor of engineering at Thayer.
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Care, Saves Fewer Lives than Western Europe
Despite sharp increases in spending on cancer treatment, cancer mortality rates in the United States have decreased only modestly since 1970, Samir Soneji, PhD of Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice has found.
So Much Has Changed Since the First HIV Test Was Approved 30 Years Ago
The Conversation – The technology HIV testing has evolved since 1985. And so too have our perceptions about what a positive HIV test means. An article written by Tim Lahey, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
Healthy in a Falling Apart Sort of Way
The New York Times – Discusses the arguments that H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, puts forth in his book, Less Medicine, More Health: 7 Assumptions That Drive Too Much Medical Care.
Cherenkov Effect Improves Radiation Therapy for Patients with Cancer
Investigators from Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center published new findings about how the complex parts of the blue light known as the Cherenkov Effect can be measured and used in dosimetry to make radiation therapies safer and more effective.
Baby formula poses higher arsenic risk to newborns than breast milk, Dartmouth study shows
In the first U.S. study of urinary arsenic in babies, Dartmouth researchers found that formula-fed infants had higher arsenic levels than breast-fed infants, and that breast milk itself contained very low arsenic concentrations.