Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Samir Soneji, assistant professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about how a heated debate is redrawing alliances in the tobacco control movement as federal officials wrestle with how to regulate the growing e-cigarette market. “It’s become very divisive in a community that was largely united against Big Tobacco,” says Soneji. (Picked up by Beloit Daily News.)

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Samir Soneji, assistant professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about how a heated debate is redrawing alliances in the tobacco control movement as federal officials wrestle with how to regulate the growing e-cigarette market. “It’s become very divisive in a community that was largely united against Big Tobacco,” says Soneji. (Picked up by The Mercury News.)

Read article – As a guest on “The Exchange,” Richard Barth, professor of surgery, discusses a recent study found that New Hampshire reduced opioid prescriptions by 15 percent last year, and how physicians have changed how they prescribe opioids in acute, and chronic care settings. (Barth’s comments begin at approximately 2:25.)

Read article – Features research led by Jay Buckey, professor of medicine and adjunct professor of engineering, that examines a condition called spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS), which causes potentially damaging changes in the eye during spaceflight.

Read article – An opinion piece by Cassie Kosarek, Geisel ’20, in which she shares tips for medical school applicants on selecting the right people to write recommendation letters.

Read article – A news brief about how Matthew Haag has been appointed vice president for development and alumni relations for the Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock, effective September 10.

Read article – Features comments by H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an overall article about a new study that found that many women with the most common form of early-stage breast cancer can avoid chemotherapy.

Read article – An opinion piece by Roshini Pinto-Powell, associate professor of medicine and of medical education, in which she examines the term “dress for success” within the scope of medical school admissions interviews, and whether or not it promotes conformity. “My simple message—don’t be afraid to be your authentic self,” says Pinto-Powell. “It is good to be remembered as the candidate who stood out as a unique individual in a sea of talent!” (Pinto-Powell is participating in this year’s Dartmouth Public Voices project.)

Read article – Quotes Samir Soneji, assistant professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about how a heated debate is redrawing alliances in the tobacco control movement as federal officials wrestle with how to regulate the growing e-cigarette market. “It’s become very divisive in a community that was largely united against Big Tobacco,” says Soneji.

Read article – Quotes Tim Lahey, associate professor of medicine, medical education, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about a recent Health Action Network alert that confirmed that infected needles are causing an increase in diseases like HIV and Hepatitis C. “New Hampshire tracks new HIV diagnoses and we are seeing a huge uptick this year in cases that are directly related to drug use,” says Lahey. “It should be a call to action.”