DMS in the News
February 2004

National/International Media

The Washington Post, February 28, 2004
Bush Ejects Two From Bioethics Council
Michael Gazzaniga, a Dartmouth neuroscientist who sits on the council, said he was "upset" by Blackburn's ejection. "She was one of the basic scientists who understood the biology of many of the issues we're talking about," Gazzaniga said. "It will be a loss for sure."

The Wall Street Journal
Medicare Pick Favors Market Forces
While Dr. McClellan has "strong opinions about how to make the system better, I think he also understands that in Washington you try to get done what you can get done," said Jonathan Skinner, a Dartmouth economist who has written articles with him.

The New York Times, February 22, 2004
Running a Hospital Like a Factory, in a Good Way
A few hospitals, including Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire and the nine hospitals that form the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality, have begun to publish comparative quality data on their websites, including statistics like mortality rates.

The Washington Post, February 10, 2004
FDA on Drug Ads: Less is More
"The ads are great on side effect info, but short on [information about] benefits-how well the drugs work," says Steven Woloshin, a researcher at the Department of Veterans Affairs' VA Outcomes Group in White River Junction, VT. Woloshin and his wife and research partner, LisaSchwartz, presented their views at the FDA hearing last fall.

The New York Times, February 9, 2004
Healing a Bad Back is Often an Exercise in Painful Futility
One of the investigators in the study is Dr. James N. Weinstein, a Dartmouth professor of orthopedics and community and family medicine and the editor in chief of Spine. . .. "I've met with two groups who said they fear the results will take away their practice," Dr. Weinstein said. "I don't know how to deal with that. I don't know what the results will be."

Business Week, February 9, 2004
Drug Ads Need Stronger Medicine; New FDA guidelines may not go far enough
"There is a public perception that the benefits of these drugs are large -- and that the FDA only allows ads for very effective ones,'" explains Dr. Lisa M. Schwartz, associate professor of medicine at Dartmouth Medical School. . .One promising solution has been proposed by Schwartz and colleague Dr. Steven Woloshin.

USA Today, February 9, 2004
Women get good news about normal delivery after C-section
Dartmouth OB-GYN Michele Lauria, co-founder of the Vermont/New Hampshire VBAC Project, called the new findings "firm, indisputable data about the risks. I think it's wonderful for women."

The Boston Globe, February 2, 2004
State approves regional cancer center for St. Johnsbury
"We have always believed when possible, care should be delivered close to home," said James Varnum, the president of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H.

USA Today, February 1, 2004
Health Beat
In a world where bacteria are becoming antibiotic resistant, aspirin could prove an invaluable treatment, predict researchers from Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H.

Other Media

The Washington Times, February 27, 2004
Hollywood smokes fires ire, call for changes in ratings
A 2003 Dartmouth Medical School study of 2,600 teenagers funded by the National Cancer Institute found that among the 10 percent who had started smoking, more than half attributed their smoking to movies.

WCAX, February 26, 2004
End of Life
One of the nights featured speakers is a leading national expert on end of life issues. Dr. Ira Byock spoke of the need to train doctors on a basic knowledge of pain management. ((Ira Byock- Dartmouth: 640 the bills being considered are good step but they are just first steps I suggest you have opportunity to lead other segments of society by example))

Burlington Free Press, February 22, 2004
Doctor seeks new medical attitude toward dying
The fire is the poor quality of care that terminally ill people receive, said Dr. Ira Byock, a nationally recognized expert in end-of-life care. The fist-fight over assisted suicide is a distraction, said the new physician recruit to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

The Connecticut Valley Spectator, February 12, 2004
Discussion weighs pros, cons of direct-to-consumer drug advertising
"I believe they were legal, fair, and accurate, my grievance is that they were unhelpful," said Dr. David Nierenberg of Dartmouth Medical School.

The Miami Herald, February 8, 2004
Parents can weather the crazy 'tween years
A recent study by Dartmouth Medical School, the YMCA and the Institute for American Values, Hardwired to Connect, says that, "To help children grow up healthy we must return to nurturing through families, neighborhoods, community groups and religious organizations. . .institutions that have been growing weaker when we need them to be stronger."

Spartanburg Herald-Journal, February 8, 2004
Fears of tainted platelets force stricter regulations
Dr. James AuBuchon, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., said one in every 1,000 units of platelets contains some form of bacteria. AuBuchon said all of the bacteria would not necessarily seriously infect platelet recipients, but contaminated platelets could be fatal to cancer patients and others with low white cell counts.

The Catholic Reporter, February 6, 2004
Movie smoking hooks teens, experts say
Watching popular movies is the No. 1 factor leading nonsmoking teens to light up, say researchers from New Hampshire's Dartmouth Medical School in a landmark 2003 study published in The Lancet. . . "There's a lot of smoking in movies. It's extremely prevalent," said physician Michael Beach, who worked with Drs. Madeline Dalton, James Sargent and others on the Dartmouth study.

WebMD Health, February 5, 2004
An Isolated Case-or the Beginning of a New Epidemic?
That could change if the blood supply is tainted. But it's not likely, says James P. AuBouchon, MD, chair of the pathology department at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire, and a spokesman for the American Association of Blood Banks.

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), February 4, 2004
Our health: Rochester Health Commission
What's more, in the coming months, we expect to co-sponsor, with Dartmouth Medical School, a new program, "How's Your Health?" that will allow consumers to better understand their own health needs as well as preventive services from which they might benefit.

NHPR- The Exchange, February 3, 2004
It seems like everyone is eating low-carb these days. We talk about why diets like Atkins and South Beach are such the craze. Laura's guest is Dr. Marcia Herrin, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Community and Family Medicine, at the Dartmouth Medical School.

Channel 3 WCAX (Burlington), February 2, 2004
Cancer
Radiation oncologist Eugen Hug says cancer patients who live in the north country face a burden people in urban areas don't.

Fort Worth Star Telegram, February 1, 2004
Hi-tech hospital system improves patient care
Safety measures, such as computerized drug orders, could save up to 58,300 lives per year and prevent 522,000 medical errors, according to a Dartmouth Medical School study.

Vermont Business Magazine, February 2004
Renowned leader in end-of-life care joins staff of DHMC
Ira Byock mention.

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