Read article – Quotes Glyn Elwyn, professor and senior scientist at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about a recent study he conducted that examined the privacy laws regarding patients recording doctor visits.

Read article – An article that quotes William Weeks, professor of psychiatry, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, from a 2016 article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association about losing his sister, who was a chronic pain patient.

Read article – Quotes Bryan Luikart, assistant professor of molecular and systems biology, about a new study that reveals that scientists have successfully corrected a dangerous mutation in genes in human embryos, fixing a mutation that causes a common heart condition that can lead to sudden death later in life. “It is pretty amazing. It is a super-exciting time to be a scientist right now,” says Luikart, who was not involved in the study.

Read article – Quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and professor of economics, about the importance of remembering that getting screened for cancer has benefits and risks, and that it should be a personal decision—even for people who are high-risk.

Read article – Cites comments by Corey Siegel, associate professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article that shares five facts about gastroenteritis. Siegel, a gastroenterologist, notes that the elderly are at especially high risk of getting dehydrated when they have gastroenteritis, and that dehydration can lead to kidney problems.

Read article – An opinion piece by Cassie Kosarek, Geisel ’20, in which she discusses how new premedical students can maximize their success during their freshman year of college.

Read article – Quotes Cathleen Morrow, chair and associate professor of community and family medicine, and Aurora Robledo, Geisel ’18, in an article about how many hospitals in Vermont and New Hampshire have trouble attracting and maintaining the primary care workforce they need.

Read article – An opinion piece by Julie Kim, assistant professor of pediatrics, in which she discusses the factors that play a role in making underrepresented minorities less likely to graduate from medical school. (Kim is participating in this year’s Dartmouth Public Voices project.)

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 that examines America’s reliance on pharmaceuticals, and the role that marketing companies play in encouraging the consumption of pharmaceuticals. “Low T is a marketing term intended to sell testosterone as a kind of fountain of youth,” says Woloshin. For most men, he says, testosterone “declines naturally with age,” and research shows that taking drugs to compensate has “little or no benefit” and “some serious risks.”