Read article – Corneliu Stanciu, an assistant professor of psychiatry, is featured in an article about a data-driven substance use disorder screening algorithm for patients with severe mental illness. “When one is in an acute psychiatric crisis, they’re not always able to accurately and even at all provide the input,” Stanciu said. “They may be so disorganized that we’re not able to have these types of conversations early on in their admission. We’re missing that window of opportunity to intervene right away.”

Read article – James Bernat, a professor emeritus of neurology, is quoted in an article about legally defining what it means to be brain dead. Bernat says that a new proposed law would allow exemptions to brain death based on any opposition, including emotional opposition, not just religious objections.

Read article – Jesse Casana, a professor of anthropology; David Goodman, a professor of the Dartmouth Institute, pediatrics, and community and family medicine; and Carolin Ferwerda, a research associate in the Department of Anthropology, are featured in an article about their study in which they analyzed declassified footage from U.S. spy satellite photos and found evidence of the Roman empire in Syria. “Many of these larger sites include extensive remains of outlying architectural features surrounding or within the fortifications, multiple fortified buildings, or large citadels,” they wrote in the study.

Read article – Keith Loud, chair and associate professor of pediatrics, is featured in an article about community support for children’s mental health. Loud notes that in a rural environment, the available workforce may always be wanting, so investing in novel technology is key.

Read article – Daisy Goodman, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, community and family medicine, and the Dartmouth Institute, is featured in a segment about how Dartmouth Health has been awarded a four-year grant to better serve new and expecting mothers in northern New Hampshire. “Good risk assessment, know who needs to deliver where, and then the other part of the project is to make sure that people who live remotely even from those hospitals can get some of their care for example by telehealth,” Goodman said.

Read article – Jacob Borodovsky, a senior research scientist at the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health and the Department of Biomedical Data Science, is quoted in an article about the legalization process of recreational cannabis in New Hampshire. “There’s no correct answer. There’s only trade-offs,” Borodovsky said. “And the trade-offs that you’re willing to accept depend on the values of the community that is making these decisions.”

Read article – A study led by Susan Roberts, senior associate dean of foundational research, is featured in an article about our nutrition needs as we age. “A cohesive body of research finds that a healthy diet and weight management are able to not only reliably delay the onset of most typical diseases and functional losses in aging, but also arrest progression and severity, and even support remission for some conditions,” Roberts said.

Read article – Susan Roberts, senior associate dean of foundational research, is quoted in an article about our nutrition needs as we age. “As you get older, something has to give,” Roberts said. “Now is the time to change your habits and lower your risk of chronic disease.”

Read article – Michael Sarra, the vice president of development & alumni engagement at Geisel, is featured in an article about CHaD HERO Day, which raises money for CHaD through a half marathon, 5K run, 5K walk, and Cam’s Course 1-Mile Fun Run. Dartmouth Health hosted the event on the Green.

Read article – Nicholas Jacobson, an assistant professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry, is quoted in an opinion piece about the possibility of harnessing the power of AI to treat mental health conditions.