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How to Protect Yourself and Others From Measles Outbreaks

Measles cases are spiking, but the virus is almost entirely preventable through the MMR vaccine.

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Think Twice Before Buying Your Child That Beauty Cream

Sales of beauty products for young girls are skyrocketing, but don’t believe the marketing hype. The ingredients for good skin care are as simple as ever for girls.

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What You Need to Know About Avian Influenza Virus

Find out about infection rates and how to protect yourself from what is more formally called Influenza A subtype H5N1 and less formally, bird flu.

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Photo album page of famous black Dartmouth college alumni

Doctors Making History

In honor of Black History Month, we spotlight our notable 19th-century medical alumni and others who have helped to shape early medicine.

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Caitlin Booze, MSP, APRN, FNP-BC with patient, Stephen Pratte

Real-Time Heart Device Monitoring: Who Benefits and Why?

Cardiology nurse practitioner Caitlin I. Booze, MSP, APRN, FNP-BC monitors her patients’ hearts. For this father and his disabled son, she also provides a lifeline to compassionate and unparalleled care.

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Ingredients for heart-healthy Smokey Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili

Your Heart-Healthy Chili Recipe

Looking for a healthy dish to serve during the Super Bowl? Try this recipe that is also good for your heart.

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From left: Emily P. Zeitler, MD, MHS, FACC, FHR; Laurel J. Richie; Jason T. Garbarino, DNP, RN, GERO-BC, CNL; and Kathleen M. Fisher, MBA.

Four new Board Trustees elected to Dartmouth Health, and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics

The newly elected trustees, all of whom were elected at the end-of-year 2024 meetings, began their terms this month.

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