Gazette Review – A new study coming out of Dartmouth is showing that television food commercials are stimulating the brains of overweight teenagers more than any other group of people.
In the News
Study: Social Security Is in Worse Shape Than We Thought
Fox Business – Continued coverage on a Harvard-Dartmouth study coauthored by Samir Soneji, assistant professor of Geisel’s Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, which suggests that the Social Security Administration’s predictions have been overly optimistic about the future of the program.
‘Slow Medicine’ Offers Alternative to Fast World
Healthline – This article discusses a book by Dennis McCullough, associate professor of community and family medicine, titled My Mother, Your Mother on the topic of caring for aging loved ones.
You May Not Have to Drink That Nasty Liquid Before Your Colonoscopy
The Washington Post – This story quotes L. Campbell Levy, assistant professor of medicine, about the common unfavorable pre-colonoscopy procedures, and reports that Levy and a team of Geisel researchers have developed an alternative preparation method, consisting of a diet-laxative combination, presented this week at the Digestive Disease Week conference.
With Smoking Declining on Screen, Experts Turn Attention to Alcohol
Deseret News – This story cites a 2013 Dartmouth study led by Dr. James Sargent, professor of pediatrics, which found that since the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement between 46 U.S. states and the tobacco industry, appearances of tobacco fell 42 percent in movies rated for children and 85 percent for films intended for adults.
It’s Not Just War Reporters: How Viewing Graphic Content Secondhand Can Lead to Mental Health Issues
The Huffington Post – Matthew Friedman, professor of psychiatry and senior adviser to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Center for PTSD, says the treatment for journalists suffering symptoms of PTSD is no different from that used to treat victims of sexual assault or those exposed to extreme violence.
At Dartmouth, Med Students Make Time for Serious Dance
VPR – A feature on Dartmouth’s dance ensemble, which will present a program featuring 16 dancers from within the Dartmouth community, including four from the Geisel School of Medicine, next weekend.
Disrupting Medical Education
Pacific Standard – In this opinion piece, Leslie Fall, professor of pediatrics, discusses the high costs of medical education and the need for reform.
The Dangers of ‘Overage’ Drinking
U.S. News & World Report – Ellen Meara, associate professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, comments that both emergency room visits and inpatient hospital admissions for patients 65 and older are expected to roughly double over 2012 levels.
Is Social Security in Worse Shape than We Think?
The Wall Street Journal – Continued coverage on a Harvard-Dartmouth study coauthored by Samir Soneji, assistant professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, which asserts that forecasting errors within the Social Security Administration, tied primarily to life-expectancy data, have significantly overstated the financial health of the benefits program.