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Bozeman Hospital Lauded at Health Care Conference – Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Read article – An article about the Health at a Crossroads conference held last week at Montana State University quotes Jonathan Skinner, the James O. Freedman Presidential Professor in Economics, professor of community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. “Medicare has no budget,” said Skinner, who gave the final talk at the conference. “It’s the only health system in the world with no budget.”

Bacteria Can Pass Memory of Biofilm Formation to Descendants, Study Shows – Cystic Fibrosis News Today

Read article – Continued coverage of a new study showing bacteria can transmit memory across generations quotes the study’s senior author George O’Toole, professor of microbiology and immunology. “It was really exciting to me that we’ve learned how reversible and irreversible attachment are linked during early biofilm formation,” said O’Toole.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock to Study Improving Care for MS Patients – Vermont Business Magazine

Read article – An article about Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center’s efforts to improve the quality of care for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) through a three-year national study quotes Brant Oliver, assistant professor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice. “We are attempting an innovative approach using quality improvement methods to optimize evidence-based care for people with MS at system and population levels.”

Machine Learning Helps Point Way to “Hidden Responder” Cancer Patients – Technology Networks

Read article – New findings about matching unique genetic information from cancer patients’ tumors with treatment options quotes coauthor Yolanda Sanchez, associate professor of molecular and systems biology. “For precision medicine to benefit individuals in real time, we must develop robust models to efficiently test efficacy of potential therapies,” said Sanchez.

Sports Shows Heavy on Junk Food Ads, Study Says – New Hampshire Union Leader via Reuters

Read article – An article about a new study suggesting three in four food advertisements and half of drink promotions during major U.S. sports programs peddle high-calorie, sugary products quotes Jennifer Emond, assistant professor of biomedical data science and assistant professor of pediatrics, who was not involved in the study. “Children who view advertisements for highly palatable foods such as chips or candy as part of TV shows or within video games will eat more snack foods, even if they already had a meal,” said Emond.

Cause and Effect: The U.S. Opioid Crisis Explained – The News International via AFP

Read article – An article about the opioid epidemic quotes Lisa Marsch, director of the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health and professor of psychiatry and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. “It touches all sorts of people and socio-economic strata, but it has continued to be predominantly a white, non-hispanic phenomenon,” said Marsch. Picked up by SAMAA and Inquirer.net.

How N.H. Leaders Plan to Fight the Opioid Epidemic – WCAX

Read article – An article on how New Hampshire is fighting the opioid crisis quotes Peter A. Mason, assistant professor of community and family medicine. “We are working at Geisel really to develop a curriculum that goes through four years at the medical school and even into graduate training after that and residency, where they understand addiction is a brain disease. Where they understand people have to be treated with respect and dignity,” said Mason.