Read article – Features quotes by Marcia Herrin, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, in an article about eating disorders in children. “The most effective treatment for children up to age 19 is family-based treatment (FBT). In FBT, clinicians show parents how to help their child eat enough to restore health,” Herrin said.

Read article – Features comments by Lauren Gray Gilstrap, assistant professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute, in an article about her co-authored study that found that older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias had higher death rates during the pandemic than in previous years. The death rates were highest among Asian American, Black American, and Hispanic American adults. “More creative solutions are needed to better serve this vulnerable segment of society,” Gilstrap said.

Read article – Comments by pediatrician Aaron Briggs, Geisel ’19, are cited in an article about the importance of compassionate medical schools. Briggs highlights the Geisel School of Medicine’s “Beyond the Books” club, which partakes in service projects and hosts seminars about the impact of poverty on health.

Read article – Dr. Aaron Briggs, a pediatric resident at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a 2019 graduate of Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine, says a highlight of his medical school experience was his participation and leadership in the school’s “Beyond the Books” club. This club does service projects and hosts seminars about poverty’s impact on health.

Read article – A profile featuring physician and director of diversity for graduate medical education at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Central Pennsylvania Carlos Cream, Guarini ’98 and Geisel ’00, in a series featuring Black health care professionals who are role models for future doctors.

Read article – JoAnna Leyenaar, associate professor of pediatrics and of The Dartmouth Institute, is quoted in an article about a study she co-authored on psychiatric boarding—a term used to describe when individuals are admitted to the hospital for psychiatric care but are required to stay in the emergency department when no mental health beds are available.

Read article – Features an interview with Steve Woloshin, professor of The Dartmouth Institute and of medicine, about his co-authored study into how users of at-home COVID-19 test kits interpret and subsequently act on their results. “Largely, the information in the authorized instructions, I think was very weak on helping people understand that in order to interpret the test, you have to take into account the context in which you’re being tested,” Woloshin said.

Read article – A co-authored study by Steven Woloshin, professor of medicine, is featured in an article about how users of at-home COVID-19 test kits interpret and subsequently act on their results. “Redesigned instructions that follow decision science principles may improve compliance,” the authors write.

Read article – Anne Hoen, associate professor of epidemiology, is quoted in an article about potentially lifting mask mandates in the Upper Valley. “I would like to see mask mandates stay for now,” Hoen said. “A well-fitting, high-quality mask is a very effective prevention strategy, and they offer good protection against all variants. And we know that mask mandates increase mask use.”

Read article – Features comments by Steven Woloshin, professor of medicine, and Anne Sosin ’02, a policy fellow at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy, in an article about effective COVID-19 testing and quarantining. “When the stakes are high, communicators like the (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and the FDA need to carefully vet their instructions. Otherwise, it undermines the whole point of the instructions,” Woloshin said.