Read article – Jim Geiling, a professor of medicine, writes an opinion piece about how Dartmouth, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, and the surrounding Upper Valley community mobilized in the aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake 15 years ago. “The Haiti earthquake response stands as a powerful reminder of what’s possible when people come together,” Geiling writes.
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Mobility Issues? Here Are the Easiest Cars to Get in and Out of – AARP
Read article – Stuart Lewis, an associate professor of medicine, is quoted in an article about the best cars for people with limited mobility. “The less you have to move out of your usual plan of movement, the less you have to bend down or step up, the easier it’s going to be (to enter/exit a vehicle), because both of those things are or can become challenges,” Lewis said.
The Opioid Crisis Is a Crime. So Addiction Treatment Should Be Free. – The Boston Globe
Read article – Luke Archibald, an assistant professor of psychiatry, is quoted in an article about the opioid crisis. Archibald noted that motivation to change exists on a spectrum for people who need addiction treatment, and various factors can make a person more or less likely to seek treatment at any given time.
Scientists Discover Compound to Combat Malaria’s Resurgence in Warming Climates – Phys.org
Read article – Dr. Oluwatoyin Asojo, adjunct professor of biochemistry and cell biology is featured in this article about researchers who are using sophisticated synchrotron techniques in the quest for new treatments for malaria in warming climates.
National Inventors Hall of Fame Announces Vaccine and Surfboard Innovators Among 2025 Class – PR Newswire
Read article – Former Geisel faculty member Jason McLellan is one of seventeen innovation pioneers whose inventions range from cancer treatments to satellite-based imaging will be honored in the 2025 class of National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees.
Hot Dogs, Sausage, and . . . Dementia? Harvard and MIT Research Links Ultra-Processed Meat With New Health Concerns – The Boston Globe
Read article – Susan Roberts, the senior associate dean of foundational research at the Geisel School of Medicine, is quoted in an article about a new MIT study that finds that long-term consumption of processed red meat is linked to an elevated risk of dementia.
Doctors Gave AI Chatbots a Cognitive Test. Their Diagnosis? Early Dementia – Newsweek
Read article – Roshini Pinto-Powell, associate dean of admissions at the Geisel School of Medicine, and Thomas Thesen, an associate professor of neuroscience, are featured in an article about a study that drew a resemblance between the dementia risk in human brains and “dementia” risk in older AI models. “Asking those models to do these multimodal tests of how we actually test humans is a little bit like asking your calculator to do push ups,” Thesen said. “It can’t do it, but it can do other things well—what it’s been trained to do or constructed to do.”
The Neurotic Med Student Who Solves FKTs Like Math Problems – RUN
Read article – A profile piece on Will Peterson, MED ’26, who ran all 272 miles of the Long Trail in just three days, 21 hours, and nine minutes. “I hate the idea of someone beating me because their logistics are better, or because they carried less than me. If someone beats me, I want it to be purely that they are faster, they are better,” Peterson said.
AI Thought X-Rays Are Connected to Eating Refried Beans or Drinking Beer – ZME Science
Read article – Peter Schilling, an assistant professor of orthopaedics, is featured in an article about his new study that underscores the risks associated with using AI in health care. “While AI has the potential to transform medical imaging, we must be cautious,” Schilling said. “These models can see patterns humans cannot, but not all patterns they identify are meaningful or reliable. It’s crucial to recognize these risks to prevent misleading conclusions and ensure scientific integrity.” (Similar coverage in Medical Economics.)
A Breakthrough in Gene Editing Offers Hope for a Cure for Cold Sores – Men’s Health
Read article – David Leib, chair and professor of microbiology and immunology, is quoted in an article about new research into a cure for cold sores. “The virus is able to hide for our lifetime inside the cells of our nervous system, and it hides in those cells actually as its DNA,” Leib said.