Dartmouth Medicine

Surprise Findings on a Weighty Matter

by Matthew Wiencke in Research

In some older adults, a normal body mass index (BMI) may be hiding an elevated risk of death from cardiovascular disease.

Ford von Reyn has led a long-term partnership with Muhimbili University in Tanzania that recently led to the creation of a new research institute.

Partners in Tuberculosis Research

by Geisel Communications in News

A recent grant will bolster a longstanding partnership between Geisel and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania.

Lisa Marsch is using technology to extend the reach of clinicians. Photo by Mark Washburn.

Treating addiction with technology

by Amos Esty in Research

A recent trial led by Lisa Marsch, an associate professor of psychiatry at Geisel, could help extend the reach of evidence-based behavioral health treatments.

Robert Santulli, a Geisel professor of psychiatry, works not only to understand Alzheimer's disease but to help patients overcome the stigma associated with it. Here, he leads a session of a Memory Cafe with Geisel medical student Kimberly Betts.

The Life and Death of Memories

by Susan Green in Research

Our memories are integral to our personal identity, but we cannot take for granted that they will always be with us.

The Heretic in the Lab

by Geisel Communications in Research

An excerpt from the book The Truth in Small Doses discusses the research of Michael Sporn, a Geisel professor of pharmacology and toxicology, who has long advocated for an unorthodox approach to battling cancer.

Medical student Mengyi Zha is working to expand access to health care for the poor in China. Photo by Jon Gilbert Fox.

Spreading sunshine and love in China

by Susan Green in News

Mengyi Zha (’16) is already working to help China’s poor and homeless populations get the basic health services they need. “Growing up in Beijing, I was aware of the large number of poor and homeless people living in the streets but was taught to ignore them,” Zha recalls. “I felt it was my responsibility to speak for the voiceless and advocate for the ignored, but it wasn’t encouraged.”

Day One

by Geisel Communications in Voices

I sheepishly make my way through the crowded, chaotic waiting room of Friend Family Health Center, one of the free primary care clinics here on Chicago’s South Side.