Read article – Charles R. Thomas, a professor of medicine, is mentioned in an article for contributing to a study into the rise of gun deaths in the U.S. The study found that the prevalence of firearms in the country is the primary reason for the increase in deaths, not mental illness.

Read article – Jay Buckey, a professor of medicine, and Mimi Lan, Thayer ’24, are featured in an article about being part of the team of researchers monitoring the health of astronauts on the Polaris Dawn mission. Their device collects the astronauts’ urine to track bone loss and to monitor whether a space traveler is at risk for developing kidney stones.

Read article – Dartmouth is mentioned in an article about Dartmouth Health’s new medical device development curriculum through its 3D Scholars program–a one-year certificate program tailored for active clinicians in medical device-focused specialties. The curriculum includes a boot camp and a capstone project hosted at Dartmouth.

Watch video – Former astronaut Jay Buckey, a professor of medicine, is featured in a segment about being part of the team of researchers monitoring the health of astronauts on the Polaris Dawn mission that launched this week. “The worst case would be to have a kidney stone in space that doesn’t pass,” Buckey said. “So, it’s really important to just try and keep it from forming in the first place.”

Read article – A profile piece on TikTok’s Dr. Glaucomflecken—ophthalmologist Will Flanary, MED ’13. “I quickly realized that if I wanted to build an audience, I had to expand to other areas of medicine,” Flanary said.

Read article – Christine M. Gunn, an assistant professor of the Dartmouth Institute, co-authors an opinion piece about the new FDA rule requiring mammography facilities to notify patients about their breast density. “While evidence is clear that regular mammograms save lives, additional testing such as ultrasound, MRI or contrast-enhanced mammography may be warranted for women with dense breasts,” Gunn writes.

Read article – Barbara C. Jobst, the chair and a professor of neurology, is featured in a segment about the healing power and influence of music. “We need to be careful with such claims that it is treating epilepsy, when we have shown it reduces abnormal potentials in the brain,” Jobst said. “It doesn’t mean you have less seizures, it doesn’t mean it cures your epilepsy, it just means you have less of those abnormal potentials in the brain, and that’s probably good.”

Read article – Susan B. Roberts, the senior associate dean of foundational research at the Geisel School of Medicine, is featured in an article about nutrition for a long and healthy life. Roberts emphasizes the importance of living in good health for as long as possible.

Read article – Katherine Milligan, associate dean for Dartmouth’s health care management education, is quoted in an article about Dartmouth’s new master of health administration. The new degree is a partnership between Geisel School of Medicine and Tuck School of Business. “There’s no one else in the country that partners the way that we’re partnered,” Milligan said.

Read article – Heiko Pohl, a professor of medicine and The Dartmouth Institute, is featured in an article about his study into cold snare endoscopic mucosal resection for colorectal polyps.