Read article – Quotes David Leib, professor of microbiology and immunology and adjunct professor of biology, about a new study he conducted that investigated if herpes simplex virus (HSV) antibodies made after infection with genital herpes could protect unborn children or babies exposed to HSV at birth.
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36th Annual Prouty Raises More than $3 million for Cancer Research and Patient Services at D-H – Vermont Business Magazine
Read article – More than 4,000 cyclists, walkers, rowers, and golfers and 1,200 volunteers gathered in Hanover today for The 36th Annual Prouty, northern New England’s largest charity fundraiser. This year’s event included the proud introduction of Steven D. Leach, MD, the newly named Director of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center. Dr. Leach spent his morning cycling the 50-mile route and then interacting with participants, volunteers and the local community at the Prouty event site before being officially introduced by interim Director, Christopher Amos, PhD.
Opioid Users Share Their Stories With Dartmouth Researchers – NHPR
Read article – As a guest on “All Things Considered,” Lisa Marsch, director of the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH) and professor of psychiatry and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, discusses how she and her colleagues recently interviewed opioid users and first responders throughout New Hampshire, asking about how someone becomes addicted and how they can be helped.
More Patients Are Recording Their Doctor Visits – CBS News
Read article – Quotes Glyn Elwyn, professor and senior scientist at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, about a study he conducted that examined the legality of recording discussions at medical appointments.
Prouty Pushes On – Valley News
Read article – The more than 4,000 cyclists, walkers, rowers and golfers who participated in the 36th annual Prouty helped to raise more than $3 million for cancer research and patient services, organizers said.
Mental Health Crisis Stresses ERs – Valley News
Read article – Quotes Alan Green, associate dean for clinical and translational science, chair and professor of psychology, professor of molecular and systems biology, and director of SYNERGY; in an article about New Hampshire and Vermont’s lack a sufficient number of beds for people suffering mental health crises, forcing emergency rooms at local hospitals to care for patients while they wait for an opening in an appropriate facility.
‘How Long Have I Got?’: Why Many Cancer Patients Don’t Have Answers – Los Angeles Times via Kaiser Health News
Read article – Cites data from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare that found that nearly one-third of cancer patients end up in the intensive care unit, or ICU, in the last month of their life.
Examining The Link Between Mental Illness and Opioid Use – NHPR
Read article – As a guest on “The Exchange,” Brian Sites, professor of anesthesiology and of orthopaedics, discusses recent research he coauthored that found people with mental illness are much more likely to use opioids, despite the risks these drugs pose especially for these patients.
Our President Offered to Help Charlie Gard. Is This an About Face on His American Health Care Act? – The Huffington Post
Read article – An opinion piece by Julie Kim, assistant professor of pediatrics, in which she discusses President Donald Trump’s tweet in support of the U.S. helping British child Charlie Gard—who suffers from a rare, congenital mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome—and how it goes against the American Health Care Act (AHCA) that he has proposed. (Kim is participating in this year’s Dartmouth Public Voices project.)
Dartmouth Student Completes NVRH Corner Medical Rotation – Caledonian Record
Read article – Article features Nayrana Carneiro, a third year student at Geisel, who just completed her Family Medicine rotation at Corner Medical in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom region. “Dr. Joyce Dobbertin, her preceptor, said that the patients loved Nayrana.” This fall, Nayrana will return to Dartmouth to get her MBA at the Tuck School of Business before returning to Geisel to finish her MD degree.