NPR – Story quotes Juliette Madan, associate professor of pediatrics, about recent research that shows slathering babies born via cesarean in microbes from their mothers’ birth canal might make it possible for them to benefit from picking up Mom’s microbes, just like babies that are born naturally. “It’s a very important study,” says Madan, who was not involved in the study. “It’s showing that this is a possible intervention that might restore a health-promoting microbiome and lead to improved health outcomes for life.”

Practical Pain Management – Article quotes Stewart Tepper, professor of neurology, about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent approval of a low-dose sumatriptan powder delivered intranasally (Onzetra Xsail, Avanir Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of migraine with or without aura in adult patients.

PRI – Quotes Juliette Madan, associate professor of pediatrics, and Anne Hoen, assistant professor of epidemiology and biomedical data science, about how developing a better understanding of the infant microbiome could one day lead to healthier babies.

WMUR – Story features research conducted by Tracie Caller, adjunct professor of neurology, and Elijah Stommel, professor of neurology, that found cyanobacteria, formerly known as blue-green algae, may be linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease.

NPR – Quotes John Naslund, a PhD candidate at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice who studies social media and mental health, about why young people are less concerned about stigma surrounding mental illness.

Innovation Toronto – Story cites research conducted by Deborah Hogan, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, and Casey Greene, adjunct assistant professor of genetics, using a system of denoising autoencoders to analyze many large datasets that measure how genes in the bacteria are expressed in different conditions.

The Baltimore Sun – Article cites books by H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, as readable and informative sources to learn more about the overuse of medical care.

The Desert Sun – Ellen Meara, associate professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and adjunct associate professor of economics, attended the Clinton Foundation’s Health Matters Initiative Activation Summit, where she commented about how the death rates of white, middle-aged Americans have been on the rise since 1999.

New York Daily News – Quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about whether lowering the guideline for the suggested cancer screening age would help the overall population. “The public should understand that cancer screening involves trade-offs,” says Welch. “And there can be too much of it leading people to worry about things they do not need to worry about.”

CNN – An opinion piece by H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, where he discusses Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ plan for universal health care coverage.