Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Samir Soneji, associate professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about research he coauthored that found that quitting smoking during pregnancy reduces the risk of delivering preterm. (Picked up by U.S. News & World Report.)

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Jennifer Emond, assistant professor of biomedical data science and of pediatrics, about how parents need to make sure kids understand the importance of drinking water. “Parents should encourage their kids to limit (sugar-sweetened beverages), including flavored waters and sports drinks, and to choose water instead,” says Emond.

Read article – Quotes Richard Rothstein, the Joseph M. Huber Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine, about how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the TransPyloric Shuttle (TPS) intragastric device to help eligible obese patients lose weight. (Similar coverage in Compleo.)

Read article – Quotes Steven Woloshin, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about research he conducted with the late Lisa Schwartz, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, that found that spending on drug marketing, disease awareness campaigns, health services, and laboratory testing increased from $17.7 billion in 1997 to $29.9 billion in 2016.

Read article – Quotes Jennifer Emond, assistant professor of biomedical data science and of pediatrics, about how parents need to make sure kids understand the importance of drinking water. “Parents should encourage their kids to limit (sugar-sweetened beverages), including flavored waters and sports drinks, and to choose water instead,” says Emond.

Read article – A feature story about Auriel August, MED ’17, a Stanford general surgery resident who started the Twitter account @blackgrlsurgeon to encourage diversity in medicine and serve as a role model for other aspiring black female surgeons. The article mentions that as a Dartmouth medical student, August spent the summer of 2014 working in a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, which inspired her to also dedicate part of her time to addressing health disparities abroad.

Read article – An opinion piece by Roshini Pinto-Powell, associate professor of medicine and of medical education, in which she discusses the impact of imposter syndrome on medical students, and shares advice on how to recognize and counteract imposter traits. “Once you recognize that you might have Imposter Syndrome, seek out an advisor or mentor. It is important to gain perspective as you will realize that you are not alone,” says Pinto-Powell. “Embrace being a novice and focus on developing a growth mindset. Each student enters medical school with different strengths. Comparing yourself to your peers is unhelpful, but sharing expertise among colleagues lifts everyone’s performance.”

Read article – Features an interview with Christopher Sharp, MED ’98, the chief medical information officer (CMIO) of Stanford Health Care, in which he offers advice for aspiring CMIOs and discusses how iterative innovation can improve healthcare.

Read article – Cites research conducted by Elijah Stommel, professor of neurology, that found that people living near bodies of water with heavy blue-green algae blooms had a 15 times greater chance of getting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Read article – Quotes Robert Drake, the Andrew Thomson, Jr., 1946 Professor and professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and community and family medicine, in an article remembering the life of White River Junction, Vt., resident John Caswell, who battled alcoholism, mental illness, and homelessness before his death in April 2017. With Drake’s help, Caswell got sober in his 30s and earned his GED and an associate degree in human services counseling.