Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Margaret Karagas, PhD, chair and professor of epidemiology, in an article about arsenic levels in rice. Karagas states that arsenic levels are most concerning for young children and pregnant women, but there are ways to reduce exposure.

Read article – Frida Velcani, MED ’26, Tuck ’26, and Shivesh Shah ’19, MED, co-author an opinion piece about potential complications with prescribing GLP-1 RA weight loss drugs. (Originally appeared in Ophthalmology Advisor.)

Read article – Margaret Karagas, PhD, chair and professor of epidemiology, is featured in an article about arsenic levels in rice. Karagas states that arsenic levels are most concerning for young children and pregnant people, but there are ways to reduce exposure.

Read article – Tim Burdick, MD, an associate professor of community and family medicine, is quoted in a news brief on how he and colleagues developed PortalPal, which uses AI to triage incoming messages and generate follow-up questions for patients. (Picked up by RamaOn Healthcare.)

Read article – Cody Meissner, MD, a professor of pediatrics at Geisel, is quoted in an article about the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) vote to recommend the use of a new monoclonal antibody against RSV in babies. The vote was the first for the new members of the committee, who were handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “These are truly remarkable products. They are safe and they are effective,” said Meissner. (Similar coverage in MedScape, CBS News, and more.)

Listen to story – Features Stewart Tepper, MD, a clinical professor of neurology, in an interview about the approval of STS101, a nasal powder agent, as a new treatment for patients with acute migraine.

Read article – Matthew Davis, MED ’10, an adjunct associate professor of epidemiology, is quoted in an article about his research into the health effects of eating an apple a day. “The main finding, that there isn’t much of an association between people who regularly consume an apple a day and the likelihood of visiting a physician, is because it’s complex,” Davis said.