Read article – Comments by Glyn Elwyn, a professor of The Dartmouth Institute, are cited in an article about the types of questions to ask your doctor if they recommend a surgical procedure.

Read article – A study led by Bradley V. Watts, an associate professor of psychiatry, is mentioned in an article about the risks of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Watts’ research found that ECT is no better than other mental health treatments at decreasing suicide risk.

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Andrew D. Smith III, an assistant professor of neurology, in an article about how pregnancy affects multiple sclerosis. “Most women do not have any significant issues with childbirth,” Smith said. “However, women who have more significant neurological disability may have higher risk with childbirth.”

Read article – Douglas Robertson, a professor of medicine and of The Dartmouth Institute, is quoted in an article about colon cancer screening. “This relatively small reduction in the risk of colorectal cancer and the non-significant reduction in the risk of death are both surprising and disappointing,” Robertson said. (Picked up by The Japan Times.)

Read article – Features comments by Niveditta Ramkuma, MED ’15, ’20, ’25, in an article about her co-authored research that found that rural Black patients experienced higher odds of postoperative complications and mortality compared to non-Black rural patients. “Our findings highlight the intersectional nature of underlying disparities in colon cancer management,” Niveditta Ramkuma writes.

Read article – Features comments by Rodwell Mabaera, an assistant professor of medicine, in an article about rare symptoms of testicular cancer. “Although it can occur at any age, testicular cancer is most common in younger men between the late teenage years to age 35,” Mabaera said.

Read article – Quotes Andrea A. Hayes Dixon ’87, MED ’91, in a feature about how she has been appointed dean of the Howard University College of Medicine. When she takes office, Hayes Dixon will be the first Black woman to lead the medical school in its 154-year history. “The responsibility of educating the nation’s next generation of leaders in medicine is an enormous responsibility that I take very seriously,” Hayes Dixon said.

Read article – Philip Goodney, an associate professor of The Dartmouth Institute, is quoted in an article about patient safety at Modern Vascular, a chain of clinics based around Phoenix, Ariz. that treats blockages in the lower extremities. The clinic has denied any wrongdoing.

Read article – Features Andrew D. Smith III, an assistant professor of neurology, in an article about the four types of multiple sclerosis. “Multiple sclerosis is a disease that is caused by abnormal immune system activity that results in injury to the brain and spinal cord,” Smith said. (Picked up by AOL, Yahoo! Lifestyle, and others.)

Read article – Features Anne G. Hoen, an associate professor of epidemiology, biomedical data science, and microbiology and immunology, in an article about a new study that suggests that microbes in the gut may affect a person’s risk of an HIV infection. “Are differences in the microbiome causing differences in risk? Or are the same factors that affect the microbiome also influencing infection risk? Or both?” Hoen said.