Read article – In this opinion piece, Andrew Pomerantz, associate professor of psychiatry, discusses the evolution of integrated care at the Veterans Health Administration and its applicability to health care in general.

Read article – Lisa Schwartz, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, is quoted about how the FDA has set a disturbing precedent by approving an untested dose of the new insomnia drug Belsomra. “For a deadly cancer with limited treatment this gamble might make sense, but not for a condition like insomnia and where Belsomra doesn’t appear to work any better, or more safely, than available treatments,” says Schwartz.

Read article –  Cathleen Beaver, assistant professor of medicine, is quoted about how the health benefits of chocolate come from flavonoids, plant-based products found in chocolate. Foods containing flavonoids are associated with having the power to fight many diseases, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes. “The good news is that chocolate is healthy,” says Beaver. “We used to think that because of the fat and high calories, that it was not, but recent studies show definite benefits.”

Read article – Quotes James Sargent, the Scott M. and Lisa G. Stuart Professor of Pediatric Oncology and professor of pediatrics and of community and family medicine, about how restricting paid tobacco product placement in movies coincided with a significant drop in the amount of time characters in movies were seen smoking on screen.

Read article – An opinion piece by Lisa Adams, associate dean of Global Health and associate professor of medicine and community and family medicine, about how more students are seeking opportunities overseas, primarily in low-income countries where they aspire to make a difference, and how there is potential for significant damage if students are not well-prepared for global health experiences. “Of course, we do our best to ensure our students become familiar with (if they are not already) the community they will be working with, be active listeners and exhibit cultural humility, not make promises they can’t keep, and clarify their roles as students,” says Adams.

Read article – Features a study conducted by Ryan McCool, assistant professor of surgery, and Louise Davies, associate professor of surgery and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, with researchers from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the White River Junction Veterans Affair hospital that found that telemedicine programs saved veterans an average of 142 minutes and 145 miles per healthcare visit between 2005 and 2013.

Read article – Cites a 2004 study published in Health Affairs by Steven Woloshin and Lisa Schwartz, both professors of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about what information in drug ads is useful to consumers.

Read article – Quotes Steven Woloshin, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about Vice President Joe Biden’s comments regarding the White House’s $1 billion cancer “moonshot” effort aimed at speeding up science fast enough to make a decade’s progress […]

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Read article – Lisa Schwartz, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, is quoted about how many energy supplements have yet to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration, which means they haven’t been tested and/or backed by a reputable source other than the company producing it for its consumers.

Read article – Features research conducted at the Geisel School of Medicine which found that the gut microbe composition of infants who are six weeks old depends on their birth delivery method and how they are fed. The researchers observed 102 infants who were approximately 40 weeks to determine the associations of delivery mode and feeding methods with infant intestinal microbiome composition at about six weeks of life.