Colleges Discuss Strategies to Reduce High-Risk Drinking

Colleges Discuss Strategies to Reduce High-Risk Drinking

Five collaborative members, including Dartmouth, offer updates as first wave wraps up in June.

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Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer

Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer

A story about the efficacy of cancer screening cites a study by Dartmouth’s H. Gilbert Welch.

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A Dog Has Its Day

A Dog Has Its Day

Dogs are enrolled in a cancer treatment trial led by the Geisel School’s P. Jack Hoopes.

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Elliott Fisher Named Director of The Dartmouth Institute

Elliott Fisher Named Director of The Dartmouth Institute

Fisher is a leader in health services research and health policy.

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False-Positive Mammograms Take a Toll (<em>Los Angeles Times</em>)

False-Positive Mammograms Take a Toll (Los Angeles Times)

Dartmouth’s H. Gilbert Welch talks about a new study on the effect of false-positive test results.

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The Accidental Ambassador

The Accidental Ambassador

Paul Charlton, Geisel ’14, has spent two and a half years working and living in Pakistan.

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Lectures to Highlight Teamwork and Innovation in Medicine

Lectures to Highlight Teamwork and Innovation in Medicine

The series, open to the public, features conversations with Dartmouth health care professionals.

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Your Kid Probably Doesn’t Need Antibiotics (<em>The Atlantic</em>)

Your Kid Probably Doesn’t Need Antibiotics (The Atlantic)

Geisel’s Tim Lahey co-authors an opinion piece about the impact of giving children antibiotics.

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Medicare Needs Fixing, but Not Right Now (<em>The New York Times</em>)

Medicare Needs Fixing, but Not Right Now (The New York Times)

Elliott Fisher of The Dartmouth Institute points out one way to decrease Medicare costs.

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C. Everett Koop, Forceful U.S. Surgeon General, Dies at 96 (<em>The New York Times</em>)

C. Everett Koop, Forceful U.S. Surgeon General, Dies at 96 (The New York Times)

Dr. C. Everett Koop ’37 helped educate the nation about AIDS and about the dangers of smoking.

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