Research
Dartmouth Health study finds rural older adults have less access to intensive hospice care
The full study, “Rural-Urban Disparities in the Delivery and Intensity of the Medicare Hospice Benefit,” is published in JAMA.
Dartmouth Health researcher receives NIH New Innovator Award to study skin fungi’s role in atopic dermatitis
Kowalski’s research centers on the skin mycobiome – the community of fungi that live on the skin.
“We anticipate that this will change transfusion practices in the U.S.”—Dartmouth Health researchers identify additional risk for patients with tickborne alpha-gal syndrome apart from meat allergy
Study shows allergy also causes reaction from plasma, platelet transfusion in O-blood type patients
Dartmouth Health to lead $44 million national research study of care decisions among older adults with serious illness
DH will serve as the study’s rural anchor for the Advancing Ethical Goals in Society (AEGIS) trial, which will enroll more than 12,000 older patients.
Dartmouth Health secures $11.8M NIH grant to create research program focused on aging with serious illness
The Center for Aging with Serious Illness will address gaps in the study of health challenges facing chronically ill older adults, a fast-growing population.
New Dartmouth Cancer Center study finds rural patients face delays in head and neck cancer treatment
The study focuses on whether patients begin radiation therapy within the recommended six-week window after surgery, a timeline known to improve survival for people with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Study led by Dartmouth Cancer Center examines whether fewer bladder cancer procedures can safely improve patient experience
Reducing unnecessary procedures could lower discomfort and healthcare costs for thousands of patients without compromising quality of care.
Dartmouth Health-led trial finds outpatient procedure successful at maintaining GLP-1 weight loss after stopping medication
While most GLP-1 patients regain the weight they lost within 18 months of stopping the medication, 70% of participants who underwent duodenal mucosal resurfacing successfully kept the weight off.
Dartmouth Health research suggests increased hesitancy in post-COVID era toward standard childhood vaccinations, including HPV and Tdap
The findings of this paper suggest that the broader vaccine hesitancy that grew during the pandemic may have specifically impacted HPV vaccination.
Dartmouth Cancer Center researchers personalizing chemotherapy dosing for GI cancers
Research is currently exclusive to DCC