New Hampshire Union Leader– A story on a study led by researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine, the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, and Thayer School of Engineering that found a new technique to detect small breast cancer tumors during surgery.
In the News
The 28 Top U.S. Shoulder Surgeons
Orthopedics This Week – John-Erik Bell, an orthopedic surgeon at DHMC and an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery and of The Dartmouth Institute, has been named one of the top shoulder surgeons in the U.S.
Match Day Exciting for Many Dartmouth Medical Students
WMUR – On Friday, 87 Geisel students found out where they would be beginning their medical residencies, WMUR reports.
Survey: Half of Americans Don’t Understand Health Care Law
Al Jazeera America – Quotes Ellen Meara, associate professor of The Dartmouth Institute, on a study that found many Americans don’t understand President Obama’s health care law or how health insurance works. Meara was not involved in the study.
Greenfield Surgeon Named Local Clinician of the Year
The Greenfield Recorder – Jeffrey Hayer ’75, Geisel ’78, an orthopedic surgeon in Greenfield, Mass., has been named a Community Clinician of the Year in Massachusetts by the Franklin Medical Society.
Dartmouth’s Geisel School to Conduct TB Vaccine Trial
New Hampshire Union Leader – Geisel has partnered with global nonprofit Aeras to conduct a trial of a new vaccine for tuberculosis (TB). Professor of Medicine Fordham von Reyn is quoted extensively.
Epigenetics: The Controversial Science Behind Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
National Journal – Quotes Carmen Marsit, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology and of community and family medicine, who says “People, particularly in America, may believe that famine exposure during pregnancy could do something harmful. But it is also possible that chronic stress or chemical exposure can also lead to effects, and that similar molecular mechanisms are at play. There’s really a lot of amazing research out there proving that.”
In Healthcare, What Makes Maine Different?
Los Angeles Times – The Los Angeles Times reports that, in the 1970s, Jack Wennberg led a team of physicians in Maine who became the first in the country to examine health care variations across the region.
Exact Sciences’ Colon Cancer Test Done at Home Finds More Tumors
Bloomberg Businessweek – Quotes Douglas Robertson, associate professor of medicine and associate professor of The Dartmouth Institute, who wrote an editorial that accompanied a new study on screening methods for colon cancer.
DNA Test Detects Colon Cancer at Higher Rate, Study Finds
The Wall Street Journal – Quotes Douglas Robertson, associate professor of medicine and associate professor of The Dartmouth Institute, who wrote an editorial that accompanied a new study on screening methods for colon cancer.