Read article – Nathan Goldstein, chair and professor of medicine, co-authors an opinion piece about senior health care options. “Reflecting on President Carter’s journey, and on the patients we studied who spent more and higher-quality time at home, our conviction has never been stronger—investing in the collaboration between primary care and specialty palliative care for the country’s seniors must be a national priority,” Goldstein writes.

Read article – Nicholas Jacobson, an assistant professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry, is mentioned in an article about the use of AI chatbots to treat mental health care. Jacobson says that the accessibility and scalability of digital platforms can significantly lower barriers to mental health care and make it available to a broader population.

Read article – Elijah Stommel, a professor of neurology, is cited in an article about the problem of cyanobacteria in New Hampshire’s lakes and the possible links to ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disorder affecting nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.

Read article – James Bernat, a professor emeritus of neurology, is quoted in an article about normothermic regional perfusion, a new kind of organ retrieval procedure. “The worry is if there were some brain blood flow that certain parts of the brain could potentially continue functioning and then the person wouldn’t be dead,” Bernat said.

Read article – Megan Romano, an associate professor of epidemiology, is quoted in an article about her study into PFAS “forever chemicals” found in food. “The results definitely point toward the need for environmental stewardship, and keeping PFAS out of the environment and food chain,” Romano said. “Now we’re in a situation where they’re everywhere and are going to stick around even if we do aggressive remediation.”

Read article – Karen Fortuna, an assistant professor of psychiatry, is quoted in an article about co-working sessions on TikTok. “TikTok has the potential to enhance the remote work experience by tapping into the psychological aspect of accountability,” Fortuna said.

Read article – Alison Volpe Holmes, an associate professor of pediatrics and The Dartmouth Institute, writes an opinion piece about residency application requirements. “When academic medicine is not primarily focused on meeting the needs of the patients, families, and communities we serve, it is time to make some changes,” Holmes writes.

Read article – Elijah Stommel, a professor of neurology, is cited in an article about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. Stommel notes that in the same way that cancers and infectious diseases have environmental risk factors and are tracked in registries, scientists are learning neurodegenerative diseases have similar risk factors, so a state registry makes sense for ALS.

Read article – Megan Romano, an associate professor of epidemiology, is featured in an article about her study into the risks to breastfeeding duration associated with exposure to PFAS. “For all women who are exposed, there’s a little bit of a decrease in the amount of time they breastfeed beyond delivery,” Romano said.

Read article – Susan Roberts, the senior associate dean of foundational research at the Geisel School of Medicine, is quoted in an article about the aches and pains associated with aging. Roberts notes that biological changes start to occur in midlife that can affect the body’s composition and metabolism. “I don’t think the brain is the only piece of this, but I think it’s an important piece that is not really recognized,” Roberts said.