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Doctors making history
In honor of Black History Month, we shine a light on notable 19th-century medical alumni and continued efforts to address health inequity in our community.
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How do you know if you have COVID-19, flu, or RSV?
This winter season, many people are getting infected with COVID-19, the flu, and RSV. Find out the symptoms, how they differ, and how best to protect yourself.
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Lowering your cancer risk
February is Cancer Prevention Month. Here are some helpful prevention tips from our experts to help reduce your risk of cancer.
![From left: M. Elyse Allan, MBA, Marcus P. Coe, MD, MS, and Jonathan B. Thyng, MD.](/sites/default/files/styles/max_width_447/public/2024-01/new_board_members_web.jpg?itok=HBGlcvfH)
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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myDH makes managing your healthcare simpler
With features that include 24-hour messaging and parent access to adolescent patient visit notes, myDH is making managing your healthcare easier all the time.
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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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Multidisciplinary team develops pioneering screening protocol for early amyloidosis diagnosis
At Dartmouth Health’s academic medical Center, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, researchers aim to develop guidelines for performing synovial tissue biopsies during carpal tunnel release.
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Overcoming loneliness
If you are lonely, you are not alone. But feeling more connected is within reach and could help improve your health.
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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.