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At Dartmouth, Fluorescence Tags Cancer Cells for Surgical Removal — New Hampshire Union Leader

Read artilce – A feature story about new research co-authored by Eric Henderson, an adjunct associate professor of engineering and an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, and Samuel Streeter, an assistant professor of orthopaedics, who discovered a new fluorescent molecule that makes cancer cells “glow” during surgery. “Visually highlighting soft-tissue cancers so that they can be removed more reliably will lead to higher cure rates,” Henderson said. (Picked up by Yahoo! News.)

Opinion | Counterfire — The Washington Post

Read articleKeith Loud, MD, chair and associate professor of pediatrics, writes a letter to the editor providing more context about the threat of firearms to children in the U.S. “The Ad Council’s #AgreeToAgree campaign, of which my children’s hospital is a sponsor, aims to raise awareness that, like motor vehicle accidents, firearms are a leading cause of death and injury in youths. And like motor vehicle accidents, harm from firearms can be prevented with common-sense, nonpartisan solutions,” Loud said

CDC Vaccine Advisers Recommend Merck’s RSV Therapy for Babies — STAT News

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 MedScapeCBS News, and more.)

The Truth About ‘An Apple a Day’: Do Apples Really Keep the Doctor Away? — Mpasho

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.