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Dartmouth Health Blood Donor Program guideline changes help increase donations, maintain safety
Until recently, some members of the LGBTQIA+ community and their sexual partners were barred from donating based on outdated science.
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A case of mistaken identity online leads to false accusations and dangerous threats against Dartmouth Health physician
Incident highlights the very real dangers of the rapid spread of misinformation on social media.
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Emergency Department care teams ask for trust and patience to deal with capacity concerns
An opinion piece by Jennifer V. Pope, MD
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Tom Manion, MPA, named Chief Operating Officer of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Tom Manion, MPA, the current President and Chief Executive Officer of New London Hospital (NLH), has been named Chief Operating Officer of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC).
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Dartmouth Health addresses emergency department capacity concerns at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
While ED staff will continue to prioritize patients who are most urgently in need of care, patients with less pressing healthcare concerns coming to the DHMC ED should expect extended wait times.
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Dartmouth Health researchers studying hand screening technique for early diagnosis of life-threatening multi-system disorder
Cardiologists, orthopaedic surgeons, and pathologists at DHMC are collaborating on groundbreaking research aimed at identifying early signs of amyloidosis, a progressive and multi-system disorder.
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The Board of Trustees for Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics elects three new members
Their terms were effective on January 1, 2024.
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Center for Digestive Health physicians receive national awards
Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD, was given the Thomas A. Wadden Award for Distinguished Mentorship from the Obesity Society, and Richard I. Rothstein, MD, was named a Master of the American College of Gastroenterology.
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“Loneliness is not a personal failing”: Dartmouth Health psychologist offers advice for forging connection, feeling better
The U.S. Surgeon General has issued a public health advisory about the dangers of loneliness, saying it impacts half of all American adults.
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Dartmouth Health adopts robotic-assisted technology to aid in joint replacement surgery
Robotic joint replacement technology available at both DHMC and Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital.