The New York Times – Discusses the arguments that H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, puts forth in his book, Less Medicine, More Health: 7 Assumptions That Drive Too Much Medical Care.

The Huffington Post – An article co-authored by Emeritus Professor of Medicine Peter Mogielnicki, on the Urban Death Project, which has designed a system for urban settings in which human bodies are transformed into a soil-enriching substance.

Los Altos Patch – David Goodman, professor of pediatrics, comments on end-of-life care in the state of New York.

CNBC – Mentions a 2013 study co-authored by David Goodman, professor of pediatrics, which looked at the increase in use of hospice services. Read more…

Valley News – A feature on the late Peter Rodis, and his contributions to Geisel and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. The article reports that Rodis’s goal was to invigorate the two institutions’ practice of what he and other advocates called “compassionate care,” and quotes colleagues and family members on his life, character, and work.

The Wall Street Cheat Sheet – Quotes Jack Hoopes, professor of surgery and medicine, on the current cancer research taking place at Dartmouth.

The New York Times – Quotes Elliot Fisher, director of Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and mentions research by the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare, which showed that the number of tests and imaging studies received by Florida Medicare patients in the last two years of life, with the exception of the panhandle, were far above the national average.

Los Angeles Times – In this op-ed, Ira Byock, emeritus professor of medicine, discusses the End of Life Option Act (SB 128) introduced in California on January 21, and unpacks the euphemisms for assisted suicide employed by supporters of the bill.

The Wall Street Journal – Quotes Scott Wallace, visiting professor of community and family medicine, on measurement fatigue in hospitals due to narrow process-oriented metrics. Wallace states that the most important metric is a patient’s improvement.

CNN – An article by James Sargent, professor of pediatrics, which argues that parents should approach ads for alcoholic beverages with great caution in light of a new study led by Sargent and his colleagues, which showed that youths’ exposure to alcohol advertisements influenced their drinking behaviors.