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Researchers Capture First Images of Oxygen in Cancer Tumors During Radiation Therapy
Using specialty cameras and an oxygen probe drug injection, researchers at Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center can now image oxygen from within cancer tumors during radiation while the probe is excited by Cherenkov light, a byproduct of radiation.
Researchers Investigate Molecule, VISTA
A research team led by Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center learns how a certain immune checkpoint inhibitor molecule acts like “brakes,” quieting the immune system from responding to cancer.
New Mechanism May Safely Prevent and Reverse Obesity
Researchers at Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center observed that blocking a cellular receptor not only prevented but reversed obesity, with no ill side effects, in mice.
Scientists Capture for First Time, Light Flashes from Human Eye During Radiotherapy
What are the flashes of light patients report seeing during brain radiotherapy? Dartmouth scientists capture this phenomenon for the first time and provide an explanation.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health Launches Vaping Education Campaign
Multi-state effort will inform and educate parents, youth and public on the dangers of vaping.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Honored With Quality Achievement Awards
Stroke and resuscitation teams honored by American Heart Association.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Again Ranked #1 Hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report
DHMC cited for excellence in 13 clinical programs.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Breaks Ground on Manchester Expansion
The new 90,000 square-foot Ambulatory Surgery Center will include state-of-the art operating rooms, including ones dedicated for pediatric patients.
John Broderick: From Chief Justice to Mental Health Crusader
A new documentary tells the story of Broderick’s family’s struggles with mental health issues, struggles that led to an assault by his eldest son, Christian, in 2002 that nearly cost Broderick his life.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center To Host “99 Faces” Art Project
National exhibit works to reduce stigma of mental illness, opens in Lebanon April 1