Articles by: Geisel Communications

Surveillance Colonoscopy ‘May Be Overutilized’ in Older Adults With Lower Life Expectancy – Healio

Read article – Audrey Calderwood, an associate professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute, is featured in an article about surveillance colonoscopies. “We have observed in clinical care that colonoscopy for monitoring in patients with a history of colon polyps is sometimes performed when people are of advanced age and/or when people may not be in the best health due to other medical problems or have competing health priorities,” Calderwood said.

Marriage, Children Tied to Earnings Penalty for Female Physicians – HealthDay News

Read article – Features research by Lucy Skinner, MED ’21, ’23, in an article about pay differences for female and male physicians. “Addressing the barriers that lead to women working fewer hours could contribute to a reduction in the male-female earnings gap while helping to expand the effective physician workforce,” Skinner said. (Picked up by Southwest Iowa Herald.)