Read article – Briefly cites a study conducted by researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine that found that for every adult who uses vaping to quit cigarette smoking, 80 young people will take up the deadly habit after starting vaping products.
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3 Things to Know About Physician Burnout—Potential Solutions, Costs & More – Becker’s Clinical Leadership & Infection Control
Read article – Cites comments by Joseph Anderson, associate professor of medicine, from the American Gastroenterological Association’s symposium on physician burnout. Anderson and a physician from the Cleveland Clinic stated that gastroenterologists are more prone to burnout than other physicians.
Judge Urged to Force Mental Health Changes in Mississippi – Associated Press
Read article – Quotes the testimony of Robert Drake, the Andrew Thomson, Jr., 1946 Professor, professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and of community and family medicine, in an article about how the U.S. Justice Department told a federal judge in a recent hearing that Mississippi provides too few mental health services in the community and confines too many people in state mental hospitals. Drake served as an expert witness for the federal government and testified that a review found 154 current and former state hospital patients didn’t appear to receive community services, even though state documents called for such services.
New Technique Could Produce Treatments for Wide Variety of Diseases Along With Cancer – Biotech Times
Read article – Quotes Arti Gaur, assistant professor of neurology, and Glenn Micalizio, the New Hampshire Professor of Chemistry, in an article about how they and fellow researchers at Dartmouth have developed a new strategy for drug discovery and development that can be used to produce targeted therapies against diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration.
Mississippi Challenges Federal Witnesses in Mental Health Trial – The Meridan Star
Read article – Quotes the testimony of Robert Drake, the Andrew Thomson, Jr., 1946 Professor, professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and of community and family medicine, in an article about how the U.S. Justice Department told a federal judge in a recent hearing that Mississippi provides too few mental health services in the community and confines too many people in state mental hospitals. Drake testified about his experience modifying mental healthcare in New Hampshire and Vermont in the early 2000s.
Maternal Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Preterm Birth – Contemporary OB/GYN
Read article – Quotes Samir Soneji, associate professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about a study he led that found that women who smoke during pregnancy are at increased risk of preterm birth.
Don’t Silence NH’s Young Voters – NH Business Review
Read article – An opinion piece by Fiona McEnany ’19, in which she argues for support of HB 106, which would restore New Hampshire’s pre-HB 1264 voting rules and allow students to vote without being burdened by residency-related fees.
Sunday Seniors: Dartmouth Initiative Aims to Help Patients Plan Ahead for Dementia Care – Valley News
Read article – Quotes Megan Bunnell ’19 (D ’13), and Robert Santulli, visiting associate professor in psychological and brain sciences, in a feature story about a new type of advance directive they created called the Dartmouth Dementia Directive, which aims to get people thinking more about what care they wish to receive if they are diagnosed with a memory disorder.
Biologic Medications for Arthritis and Psoriasis Have Flooded the Market—and Been Linked to 34,000 Deaths – Journal Sentinel
Read article – Quotes Steven Woloshin, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about how drugs for arthritis and psoriasis—such as Humira and Enbrel—have flooded the market over the past 20 years and have been linked to many deaths.
Arthritis, Psoriasis Medication: 34K Deaths Linked to Biologic Drugs – MSN via Journal Sentinel
Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Steven Woloshin, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about how drugs for arthritis and psoriasis—such as Humira and Enbrel—have flooded the market over the past 20 years and have been linked to many deaths.