Geisel medical students Andrew Siedlecki and Evelyn Bae talk about the student-created Vision Screening Program at the Good Neighbor Health Clinic.
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More Ticks Means More Concern About Lyme Disease
NHPR – Elizabeth Talbot, an associate professor of medicine at Geisel, was a guest on NHPR’s The Exchange to discuss the rise of Lyme Disease cases.
With Special Clinics, Hospitals Vie for Hesitant Patients: Men
The New York Times – Steven Woloshin, professor of medicine and of community and family medicine and co-director of TDI’s Medicine in the Media Program, was interviewed by the Times to discuss his research on low testosterone, or “low T.” Woloshin says low T therapy is “the mother of all disease mongering.”
Of Mice and (Wo)men
Al Jazeera America – In this op-ed, Leslie Henderson, a professor of physiology and of biochemistry, and senior associate dean for faculty affairs, explains why the National Institutes of Health’s recent announcement that animal testing will now include female animals is so important for women’s health.
Student Voices: “The Tide is Turning in Nigeria”
Despite the recent tragic violence and kidnappings in Nigeria, medical student Ayobami “Ayo” Olufadeji is determined to improve conditions in his home country. “The tide is turning in Nigeria and I believe we are on the brink of change—I am working to make sure that I am ready to do my part,” he writes.
Nicholas Hill (’73): Forging an Unexpected Partnership
Despite political tensions between Iran and the U.S., Nicholas Hill, a 1973 graduate of Dartmouth’s medical school, has worked with Iranian pulmonologists to improve the treatment of tuberculosis.
Spinella Wins Upper Valley Brain Bee
Herald of Randolph – Coverage of the second annual Upper Valley Brain Bee that took place Saturday at Dartmouth. The competition was hosted by The Neuroscience Center at Dartmouth and the Society for Neuroscience, New Hampshire Chapter. It pitted local high school students against each other as they answered questions about the human brain.
Turns Out, Shame and Fear Don’t Fight Cancer
Marketplace – Story on a new, positive way of marketing mammograms quotes Steve Woloshin, professor of medicine and of community and family medicine and co-director of TDI’s Medicine in the Media Program.
L.A.-Area Healthcare Providers to Issue Guidelines for End-of-Life Care
Los Angeles Times – Says the Dartmouth Atlas Project reported last year that spending during the last two years of life was about $112,000 per patient in Los Angeles.
Rwanda’s Bright Future: Twin Champions Of Global Health
In this video, Lisa Adams, MD, global health dean at Geisel, tells of the change already happening in Rwanda…and the impact on the country’s health as hundreds of new specialists enter the workforce in the coming years.