Read article – Brian O’Sullivan, professor of pediatrics, is quoted in regards to new research that suggests an obscure microbe may be driving a silent epidemic among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. O’Sullivan and other experts say the study shows that hospitals need to do more to reduce the infection risk for their patients. “This has huge implications for CF center isolation and cleansing protocols,” says O’Sullivan.

Read article – Quotes Alexander Mainor, a health policy fellow at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about how a Republican in the White House could spell the end for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “Should the impediment of the presidential veto be removed, survival of the ACA in the face of a Republican-controlled Congress and White House seems unlikely,” says Mainor.

Read story – As a guest on “The Exchange,” Stephen Bartels, professor of psychiatry, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, discusses whether New Hampshire is ready to meet the needs of the growing senior population when it comes to transportation, housing, and health care.

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Diane Gilbert-Diamond, assistant professor of epidemiology and community and family medicine, about a recent study she led that found children exposed to food advertisements are more likely to overeat, especially if they have a specific version of a gene linked to obesity.

Read article – Diane Gilbert-Diamond, assistant professor of epidemiology and community and family medicine, is quoted about a recent study she led that found children exposed to food advertisements are more likely to overeat, especially if they have a specific version of a gene linked to obesity.

Read article – H. GIlbert Welch, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, is quoted about predisease and how once you have a label, getting rid of it can be extremely difficult. “It’s best to have a healthy skepticism when it comes to making diagnoses in people who feel well,” says Welch.

Read article – An opinion piece by Cassie Kosarek, Geisel ’20, where she details how she prioritizes her responsibilities and activities as she navigates her first year of medical school. “Ultimately, flexibility and the willingness to adjust my patterns as I move through my day, week and first year have been instrumental in helping me redefine my daily tasks during medical school,” says Kosarek. “Doing so allows me to keep moving forward toward my ultimate goal of becoming a physician in a way that works.”

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Douglas Robertson, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about the new fecal immunochemical blood test (FIT), a colon cancer test you can do at home without the unpleasantness and risk that turn people off of colonoscopy. The test is a newer and more accurate way to test for blood in stool, which can be a symptom of colon cancer.

Read article – Seddon Savage, adjunct associate professor of anesthesiology and director of the Dartmouth Center on Addiction, Recovery & Education, is quoted about how data on marijuana’s health impacts are prolific, as scientists have long observed what pot does to the body and mind. But such research is based on recreational cannabis use, not medical. “While there are extensive anecdotal reports and clinical observations accrued over millennia of use,” says Savage, “there are very few scientific studies of the efficacy of cannabis and cannabis side effects for different conditions and symptoms, not a fraction of the extensive study that is required to bring medications to market through usual pharmaceutical pathways.”

Read article – Douglas Robertson, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, is quoted regarding the new fecal immunochemical blood test (FIT), a colon cancer test you can do at home without the unpleasantness and risk that turn people off of colonoscopy. The test is a newer and more accurate way to test for blood in stool, which can be a symptom of colon cancer.