Reuters – An extensive story on a study led by Anna Tosteson that found women whose mammograms suggest possible breast cancer that is then ruled out experience increased anxiety, but it doesn’t necessarily affect their health, Reuters reports. Tosteson, who was interviewed for the story, is a professor of medicine, of community and family medicine, of TDI, and is the James J. Carroll Professor of Oncology at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center and the Geisel School of Medicine.

Concord Monitor – Quotes Seddon Savage on a new controversial drug called Zohydro that has already been banned by some doctors and medical centers, including Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Savage, Geisel ’80, is an associate professor of anesthesiology at Geisel and director of the Dartmouth Center on Addiction Recovery and Education.

The Barre Montpelier Times Argus – A story on a planned urgent care clinic to be built in Rutland, Vt. The effort is being led by Marcus Hampers, an instructor at Geisel.

Kaiser Health News via The Washington Post – Nancy Morden is quoted in an additional story on medical associations’ service offerings. Morden is an associate professor of TDI, of Geisel, and an associate professor of biostatistics and epidemiology at Geisel.

Voxxi – Pittsburgh University’s School of Medicine that found binge drinking by teenagers and young adults is strongly connected to listening to music that references branded alcohol. This story focuses on how Hispanic children are impacted by tobacco marketing. Sargent is a professor of pediatrics, of community and family medicine, of TDI, and a co-director of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center.

The Boston Globe – Quotes Nancy Morden who says some medical societies choose to “list services they didn’t actually provide or services that were not likely to impact their revenue.” Morden is an associate professor of TDI, of Geisel, and an associate professor of biostatistics and epidemiology at Geisel.

U.S. News & World Report – Mentions that a new government report that reveals physician billing practices could mirror Dartmouth Atlas data on geographic variations in health care spending.

New Hampshire Union Leader – Continued coverage of a study led by James Sargent and researchers at Pittsburgh University’s School of Medicine that found binge drinking by teenagers and young adults is strongly connected to listening to music that references branded alcohol.

The Atlantic – Continued coverage of a study led by James Sargent and researchers at Pittsburgh University’s School of Medicine that found binge drinking by teenagers and young adults is strongly connected to listening to music that references branded alcohol.

NPR – NPR’s Shots reports that new government data revealing how much Medicare pays physicians “could replicate on the physician level what the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care has been doing for decades in showing variances in Medicare’s hospital spending.”