Read article – The article features a photo of Liesl Eibschutz, MED ’23, loading a syringe with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Kedren Health in Los Angeles last month. The caption mentions that she is a medical student at Dartmouth.
Articles by: Geisel Communications
What It’s Like To Get COVID-19 After a Vaccine, According to People Who Had ‘Breakthrough’ Infections – Business Insider
Read article – Lisa Adams, associate dean for global health and professor of medicine, is quoted in an article on individuals that contract COVID-19 after having been fully vaccinated. “We know there are and will be some breakthrough infections in individuals who are vaccinated – at least until we get to a point where there is very little virus circulating,” Adams said. “The good news is that their illness should be very mild.”
World’s Most-Vaccinated Nation Activates Curbs as Cases Rise – Bloomberg
Read article – Daniel Lucey ’77, Geisel ‘82, clinical professor of medicine, is quoted in an article on the resurgence of COVID-19 in the Seychelles. The country had already vaccinated more of its people against the coronavirus than any other nation, using both the AstraZeneca and the Sinopharm vaccines. “Given the widespread international use of these two vaccines there are global implications to what is happening now in the Seychelles,” Lucey was quoted as saying in a blog post.
Entrepreneurial Premeds Applying to Med School – U.S. News & World Report
Read article – An article offering advice to students seeking medical schools that feature innovation and entrepreneurship programs. The post mentions Dartmouth as among the institutions offering an entrepreneurship certificate or an opportunity to earn an MBA or a master’s degree in management.
A Push to Reach Herd Immunity by Getting Vaccines to the Hesitant – Concord Monitor
Read article – Michael Calderwood, associate professor of medicine, is quoted in an article on efforts to convince individuals to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Calderwood said the exact percentage required to achieve herd immunity is dependent on the contagiousness of the virus and the vaccine’s effectiveness at preventing the virus from spreading – both of which have been debated since new variants have taken hold in the United States.
Chemists Elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2021 – Chemical & Engineering News
Read article – The National Academy of Sciences has elected 150 new members. Among the new members is Dartmouth’s Ta-Yuan Chang, professor of biochemistry and cell biology.
10 Things You Need to Know About Medication-Overuse Headache – EverydayHealth
Read article – An overview of “medication-overuse headache,” headaches cause by the overuse of acute medications, mentions that Stewart Tepper, professor of neurology, delivered a talk on “Medications That Make Migraine Worse,” as part of the Sixth Annual Migraine World Summit in March.
Society of Surgical Oncology Announces President, Executive Council Officers – Healio
Read article – Sandra L. Wong, chair and professor of surgery at Geisel School of Medicine, has been named president-elect of the Society of Surgical Oncology for the 2021-2022 term in an announcement about the organization’s newly elected executive council officers.
Los Angeles County Continues to Report Progress in Coronavirus Fight – Los Angeles Times
Read article – The article features a photo of Liesl Eibschutz, MED ’23, loading a syringe with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Kedren Health in Los Angeles last month. The captions mentions that she is a medical student at Dartmouth.
U.S. Health Care Sector Combatting One Crisis, but Contributing to Another: Climate Change – The Baltimore Sun
Read article – A commentary co-authored by Sathvik Namburar, MED ’22, explains that, “The American health care sector is responsible for approximately 8-10% of the country’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; if our health care sector were its own country, it would be the 13th largest source of GHG emissions worldwide.” The co-authors add that, “A primary, and understudied, inefficiency within the health care sector is the physical waste produced in hospitals and health centers.” (Similar coverage in Becker’s Hospital Review).