OncologyNurseAdvisor – An ortho-oncology team successfully adapted a shoulder surgical aid, known as the Spider Limb Positioner, to conduct a left hip disarticulation on a patient with melanoma. Quote from Eric Henderson, MD, an assistant professor of orthopaedics.
Articles by: Geisel Communications
Study Provides Support for New Understanding of the Immune System
News Medical – The article discusses research conducted by Robert Cramer, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, that may shift the paradigm on immunological research and have new implications for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory diseases.
Best Birth Control for Teens: Implants, IUDs
LiveScience – Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Ann Davis comments on some of the problems with the more widely used contraceptive methods.
Modeling Shockwaves Through the Brain
MIT News – New scaling law helps estimate humans’ risk of blast-induced traumatic brain injury. Joe Rosen, a professor of surgery at Geisel, is quoted.
Road To Geisel – Greg McDonough
In this Road to Geisel segment, Geisel Interim Dean Duane Compton steps in to interview first-year medical student Greg McDonough.
Peter “Pano” T. Rodis
Peter “Pano” T. Rodis, 55, an instructor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, died on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, at his home in Sharon.
Primary Care on “The Last Frontier”
Family physician and clinical professor Sarah Spencer provides primary care and mentors Geisel students in Ninilchik, Alaska. Geisel graduates, faculty and students are making a difference with Alaska Native health.
Indian Health Service Offers Student Opportunities
Indian Country – The article discusses various programs and opportunities offered by the Indian Health Service, and mentions the 2013 annual Health Service Trip held by Geisel for first-year medical students.
Genetic Loop Keeps Cellular Clocks on Time
The Columbia Chronicle – The human body’s circadian rhythm, synced with the 24 hour day, regulates almost every physiological process. New research has illuminated the interaction between four genes that control this circadian clockwork within each of the body’s trillions of cells. Geisel professor of genetics Jay Dunlap is quoted.
Too Many People Die in Hospital Instead of Home. Here’s Why.
Kaiser Health News – The article quotes Professor of Community and Family Medicine David Goodman on his views about end-of-life-care practices in New York, and cites Dartmouth Atlas research on care of chronically ill patients during the last two years of life.