Read article – Jack Cronenwett, professor emeritus of surgery, has been honored by the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative, which has an educational scholarship award after him. “With this scholarship supporting the academic and medical pursuits of the next generation of vascular-medicine professionals, I look forward to seeing how these scholars will further their knowledge of quality and contribute to the greater medical community,” Cronenwett said in a press release.

Read article – An opinion piece by Andrew Schuman, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, about the exploration of artificial intelligence and telehealth systems to allow children with autism to be formally diagnosed earlier. “Clinicians generally screen children for autism spectrum disorder twice, at ages 18 months and 2 years, during routine health maintenance exams. Unfortunately, this neurodevelopmental condition often evades formal diagnosis until a child is 4 years or older,” Schuman said.

Read article – In an opinion piece, Boyoung Ahn ’22 looks at resilience among the elderly and how it differs from others.

Read article – An opinion piece by Sathvik Namburar, Geisel ’22, about how Americans are unwilling to discuss end of life care. “We should all make clear our wishes for the end of our life so that each of us can have the death we desire and deserve,” Namburar said.

Read article – Steven Schlozman, MD, an associate professor of psychiatry at Geisel, was a guest on Texas Public Radio to discuss the psychological response to horror movies.

Read article – Quotes James Bernat, professor emeritus of neurology, in an article about how neurologists with an interest in ethics have advocated for refining and clarifying aspects of the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA). “At the extreme end, some observers want to expunge brain death (from the UDDA) entirely, and while I don’t think that is a common belief, it shows the breadth of critiques from various people,” Bernat said.

Read article – Quotes Jacob Borodovsky, a research scientist and epidemiologist, in an article advising adults on how to speak to the teenagers in their lives about the risks of marijuana, particularly edibles. “It’s one thing to legalize marijuana, and another thing to post it all over social media and billboards,” Borodovsky said.

Read article – The Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Research Center at Dartmouth is cited in an article about levels of inorganic arsenic in rice. The research states that rice is the most common food source of arsenic in our diet.

Read article – Cites comments by Benjamin Ross, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, in an article about how gut bacteria outcompete pathogens.

Read article – Quotes Joshua Plavin, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, in an article about the rise of telemedicine throughout and following the pandemic. He states that the use of telemedicine is now part of the curriculum at Dartmouth. “We’re just introducing it, formally, into training,” Plavin said. “So, for that to percolate up for the entire system will take time.”