Read article – Cites a report last week from The Dartmouth Institute which found that COVID-19 is continuing to spread rapidly in some areas that are planning to ease social distancing restrictions. (Picked up by WCBI and CBS 17.)

Read article – An article about the impact of COVID-19 on rural America highlights a new Covid-19 map from the Dartmouth Atlas Project. The map shows that the top 10 regions with the fastest growth rates in COVID-19 cases are primarily metropolitan areas with blue-collar industry, located in largely rural states.

Read article – A segment of TalkRADIO (UK) featuring Jay Buckey, professor of medicine and adjunct professor of engineering, in which he discusses the Dartmouth Path Program, takes questions from callers, and listens to a replay of his 1998 launch aboard space shuttle Columbia. “Being isolated and confined for a long time, that’s a tough thing. That’s challenging for anybody. It’s very possible to get through, and some people do very well at it, but it’s a challenge,” says Buckey. (Buckey’s comments begin during the 2:30 segment of the show.)

Read article – As a guest on WGBH, David Leib, chair and professor of microbiology and immunology, discusses the biology of COVID-19 and what makes the virus so deadly.  When viruses use human cells as hosts, they “completely take over all of the metabolic pathways of the cell to replicate itself,” explained Leib. “It would be as if somebody walked into a car factory and snapped his fingers and said suddenly, ‘You’re making Twinkies!'”

Read article – Highlights research conducted by Karen Fortuna, assistant professor of psychiatry, about the impact of peer support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Paul Gardent, clinical professor of business administration and director of the MBA-MPH program, in an article about the financial impact of COVID-19 preparations such as the cancelation of elective procedures on New Hampshire hospitals.

Read article – Features comments by Elliott Fisher, professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about a study he co-authored which found that cases of COVID-19 are growing fastest in states that are considering reopening soon. “We need to be aware that this epidemic is far from over,” said Fisher. “The number of cases in every region today are higher than they were a week ago.”

Read article – Quotes Elliott Fisher, professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in a feature story about research he co-authored which found that COVID-19 appears to be spreading quickly in some places that are planning to ease social distancing restrictions soon. (Picked up by CBS News, U.S. News & World Report, Web MD, UPI, and more.)

Read article – Quotes Thomas N. Ward, emeritus professor of neurology, in an article about how editors of major neurology journals are saying that the COVID-19 pandemic is, in some cases, prompting them to speed up their work and process a larger volume of submissions than they typically get.

Read article – A video featuring Cornel Stanciu, assistant professor of psychiatry, in which he offers tips to physicians on how to advocate for their own safety as well as the safety of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.