Read article – A news brief announcing that the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center have appointed Anna Noel Miller as chair of the Department of Orthopedics.

Read article – Kenneth Dolkart, an assistant professor of medicine, writes an opinion piece about Kamala Harris’ proposals about Medicare. “The stewardship of Medicare must be reclaimed from the financial interests of private equity and insurance conglomerates. Government can resume its essential role in updating and improving how Medicare serves the needs of Americans,” Dolkart writes.

Read article – A feature story on Monique Gary, an adjunct associate professor of the Dartmouth Institute, who hosted her fifth biannual retreat this past weekend for cancer patients and survivors.

Read article – Roshini Pinto-Powell, an associate dean of admissions at the Geisel School of Medicine, and Thomas Thesen, an associate professor of medical education, write a letter in response to an essay about AI and health care. “We believe that A.I. can assist and improve, not replace, essential doctoring skills,” they write.

Read article – Features an interview with Victor Ambros, a former professor at Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, who received a Nobel Prize for the discovery of microRNA.

Read article – Two Dartmouth research teams—one led by David Leib, chair and professor of microbiology and immunology, and the other led by Margaret Ackerman, a professor of engineering—are receiving funding from the Biden-Harris Administration’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to spur innovations in pandemic preparedness and vaccine generation.

Read article – Susan B. Roberts, the senior associate dean of foundational research at the Geisel School of Medicine, is featured in an article about health and longevity. Roberts notes that today, the average person spends about 10 years with chronic ailments, roughly twice the duration in the 60s.

Read article – Victor Ambros, a former professor at Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, has received a Nobel Prize for the discovery of microRNA.

Read article – Terri Lewinson, an associate professor at The Dartmouth Institute for health policy and clinical practice, is quoted in an article about the health effects of children living in extended-stay hotels. Lewinson said that extended-stay hotels do “offer a low-barrier option for families who have no other options.” (Picked up by MSN.)

Read article – Victor Ambros, a former professor at the Geisel School of Medicine, has received a Nobel Prize for the discovery of microRNA. (A press release is available on The Nobel Prize website.)