Read article – Quotes Andrew Loehrer, assistant professor of surgery and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about how pro bono programs have become crucial as hospitals turn away uninsured patients. “Our health system is still profoundly incapable of meeting the needs of these vulnerable populations,” says Loehrer. “Patients are often left on their own to sort of figure out a way … We aren’t creating systems that make it as easy as it should be for patients to get lifesaving treatment.”

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Andrew Loehrer, assistant professor of surgery and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about how pro bono programs have become crucial as hospitals turn away uninsured patients.

Read article – Cites comments by Joseph C. Anderson, associate professor of medicine, about how gastroenterologists are more prone to burnout than other physicians.

Read article – Quotes Lisa Marsch, the Andrew G. Wallace Professor and professor of psychiatry and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about how technology firms are taking aim at the opioid crisis and related health problems with a new class of treatments–digital therapeutics–delivered by smartphone. With these technologies, “you disrupt that behavior chain and learn new skills to make lifestyle changes to stop self-defeating patterns,” says Marsch. “People can use it 24/7 as a clinician in their pocket.”

Read article – Quotes Michael Passarelli, assistant professor of epidemiology, in an article about a study that found that patients with colorectal cancer should have their body composition assessed on computed tomography imaging at diagnosis to assess their risk of cardiovascular disease, rather than relying on body mass index. “I think the takeaway here, at least from my point of view, is that the notion of the obesity paradox for mortality from colorectal cancer and separately from cardiovascular disease seems to be largely an artifact of the inadequacies of measuring obesity using height and weight,” says Passarelli, who was not involved in the study but wrote an editorial to accompany the research in JAMA Oncology.

Read article – Cites a study on inhalation toxicity conducted by researchers from the Geisel School of Medicine. (Picked up by Florida Today.)

Read article – Quotes Lisa Marsch, the Andrew G. Wallace Professor and professor of psychiatry and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about how technology firms are taking aim at the opioid crisis and related health problems with a new class of treatments—digital therapeutics—delivered by smartphone. With these technologies, “you disrupt that behavior chain and learn new skills to make lifestyle changes to stop self-defeating patterns,” says Marsch. (Picked up by Yahoo! News, The Straits Times, France 24, and Space Daily.)

Read article – Quotes Kelly Aschbrenner, assistant professor of psychiatry and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, who will deliver a speech at Ireland’s Belfast Castle during Mental Health Awareness Week on how positive lifestyle changes can help people with serious mental health conditions.

Read article – Continued coverage of research co-authored by Samir Soneji, associate professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, that found that quitting smoking, especially early in pregnancy, is associated with a reduced risk for preterm birth, even for high-frequency cigarette smokers.

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Ellen Meara, professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and adjunct professor in economics, in an article about how the healthcare debate has Democrats on Capitol Hill and the presidential campaign trail facing renewed pressure to make clear where they stand: Are they for “Medicare for All” or protecting the Affordable Care Act.