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Ending Epidural Failures

Research & Innovation

How Dartmouth Health doctors reduced a pervasive 25% epidural failure rate to nearly 0.

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Sometimes, Gift Cards Are Patient Care

Patient Impact

The Southern Region Patient Support Fund steps in to meet patients' basic needs.

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The Secret to Being a Great Surgeon Starts With Listening

Patient Impact

Breast cancer surgical oncologist Kari Rosenkranz leans on her communication skills to improve the experiences—and outcomes—of her patients.

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Leading the Way in ‘Geriatricizing’ Health Care for All

Giving in Action

Ellen Flaherty, vice president of the Dartmouth Health Geriatric Center of Excellence, honored by The John A. Hartford Foundation with gift from longtime collaborator, friend Terry Fulmer

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Train Accident Survivor Says Thank You, Every Year

Patient Impact

Fifteen years on, Matthew Ziniti and his family continue to show gratitude for the trauma team at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dr. Kurt Rhynhart for their life-saving work

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‘There’s a Physician-Patient Bond That’s Sacred’

Institutional News

Kerrington Smith, MD, honored with named professorship for his surgical expertise as well as his committed care for patients far beyond the operating room with named professorship

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This Undergrad Made the Door She Opened

Education

How Elle Sullivan D ’26 became the first undergraduate Ehrlich Intern at the Dartmouth Innovations Accelerator for Cancer—and got a seat at the table with tech entrepreneurs and cancer research innovators.

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“A Real Pistol:" Gretchen Russell’s Gift to Support the Future of Cancer Research and Care

Patient Impact
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Filling the Gap in Family Medicine

Education

With rural family medicine doctors in short supply, Cheshire Medical Center, a member of Dartmouth Health, is growing their own.

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The Fund That Doesn’t Forget

Giving in Action

How a quiet employee fund is changing lives—one hardship at a time.

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Is There an Algorithm for Happiness?

Research & Innovation / Vitals Magazine Spring 2026

Happiness among young people has plummeted. Can technology be part of the solution?

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A New Way to Illuminate the Brain

Research & Innovation / Vitals Magazine Spring 2026

Vishva Natarajan MED ’28 is building a tool that could reshape neuro-oncology research.

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