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.

New Scientist – Continued coverage of research led by Jay Buckey, professor of medicine and adjunct professor of engineering, Allison Anderson, a post-doctoral fellow, using Virtual Reality headsets in hopes of testing the technology’s ability to alleviate feelings of isolation, relax people and sharpen their focus.

Stat News – Quotes Timothy Lahey, associate professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about a new diagnostic tool that uses the body’s response to determine if a patient is feeling lousy because of a bacteria, a virus, or something else entirely.

New Hampshire Union Leader – Quotes Julie Bynum, associate professor of medicine and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, who is the lead researcher on a comparative study released Tuesday of seven developed countries’ approaches to end-of-life care.

WalletHub – Features an interview with James Sargent, the Scott M. and Lisa G. Stuart Professor of Pediatric Oncology and professor of pediatrics and of community and family medicine, about the negative physical and financial effects of smoking, his insight regarding smoking-cessation programs, e-cigarettes, and other smoking-related concerns.