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What Does ‘Brain Dead’ Really Mean? The Battle Over How Science Defines the End of Life – Nature

Read article – Quotes James Bernat, a professor emeritus of neurology, in an article about how a group of neurologists, physicians, lawyers, and bioethicists are attempting to clarify the language in state laws surrounding the determination of death as the imprecise language in existing laws could undermine public confidence in how death is defined worldwide.

Health Watch: New Center Focuses on AI’s Impact on Future of Health Care (Video) – WCAX

Watch video – Features Saeed Hassanpour, an associate professor of biomedical data science, in a segment about how the Geisel School of Medicine and the Dartmouth Cancer Center are launching a new Center for Precision Health and Artificial Intelligence. “AI is a tool that if used correctly can improve and augment the care and improve the care for patients,” Hassanpour said. “Makes it more accurate and also more affordable.”

Placebo Responses Have Increased Over 30 Years of Migraine Prevention Trials – Neurology Advisor

Read article – Features a study by Geisel School of Medicine researchers into the response to placebos in migraine prevention trials. “We found a statistically significant increase in the placebo response in preventive migraine trials from 1990 to 2021. The increase was not constant over the years or detectable when the outcome was reported as a dichotomous variable,” the study reports.

DHMC Campus to Host AI Initiative – Valley News

Read article – Quotes Saeed Hassanpour, an associate professor of biomedical data science, and Steven Leach, director of the Dartmouth Cancer Center, in a feature story about how the Geisel School of Medicine and the Dartmouth Cancer Center are launching a new Center for Precision Health and Artificial Intelligence. “It is a very active domain of research,” said Hassanpour, who is the center’s inaugural director. “There’s a lot of promise.”

Diabetes in Late Life: Nadine Carter, Tamryn Gray, Alex Lee (Video) – GeriPal

Watch video – Nadine Carter, an instructor in medicine, is featured in a podcast about diabetes in later life. “According to ADA, 29% of people over 65 have diabetes. Most of that’s Type 2, but more and more are also living longer with Type 1, so these people are aging into their seventies and eighties with Type 1 diabetes, which is wonderful,” Carter said.