Read article – Megan Romano, an associate professor of epidemiology, is featured in an article about blood testing for PFAS—long-lasting chemicals that break down slowly over time. “The stress of living in a community that has had environmental contamination is very real, and the health effects of living with that stress are very real,” Romano said.

Read article – Comments by Steven Woloshin, MED ’96, a professor of The Dartmouth Institute, are featured in an article about a government-appointed panel’s recommendation that women get routine mammography screening for breast cancer starting at age 40. “If there were no downsides, that might be reasonable,” Woloshin said. “The problem is false positives, which are very scary. The other problem is overdiagnosis.”

Read article – Features comments by Susan Roberts, senior associate dean of foundational research, in an article about calorie requirements as you age. Roberts notes that the age-related drop in calorie burn is usually most noticeable in your 60s and beyond.

Read article – A study by Geisel School of Medicine researchers is cited in an article about a home health fraud scam. The study found that home health agencies that share patients across multiple agencies, and those that had high rates of expenditures across hospital referral regions, were more likely to commit fraud than others.

Read article – Nick Perencevich, a clinical associate professor of surgery, writes an opinion piece about mammogram screenings. “USPSTF recommendations have serious consequences. Their recent recommendation to start at 40 is welcome, and hopefully, we will have younger women screened like before,” Perencevich writes.

Read article – Features a video clip of Stewart J. Tepper, a professor of neurology, talking about migraine prevention. “I look forward to a phase 3 trial with this monoclonal antibody and hope that we have a new target in migraine prevention,” Tepper said.

Read article – A study co-authored by Amy Bordogna, MED ’21, is featured in an article about effective sex education approaches. “There’s a shockingly low number of studies,” Bordogna said. “There needs to be more research.”

Read article – Lisa Marsch, a professor of psychiatry and biomedical data science, is quoted in an article about building healthy habits. “The first step to changing your behavior is to create an awareness around what you do regularly,” Marsch said. “Look for patterns in your behavior and what triggers the unhealthy habits you want to change.”

Read article – Coverage of the panel at Dartmouth of the surgeons general on mental health and wellness. “We as scientists and health officials need to reach out to and work with the business community so that they become our megaphones,” said Jerome Adams, surgeon general appointed by President Donald Trump.

Read article – Coverage of the panel of current and former U.S. surgeons General at Dartmouth is featured in a news brief. Surgeon general Vivek Murthy said that he worries that the state of U.S. mental health is worse than ever, and called for stronger communities to help tackle loneliness.