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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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How Modern Surgery has Outgrown the Operating Room

Patient Impact / Vitals Magazine Spring 2026

As rural America ages, Dartmouth Health member hospitals like Cheshire Medical Center are deepening their investments in surgical care.

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The New Landscape of Rural Births

Patient Impact / Vitals Magazine Spring 2026

Obstetric wards in the North Country are closing. Now what?

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When the Doctor Prescribes Ice Cream

Patient Impact / Vitals Magazine Spring 2026

A new model for infusing personalized palliative care into primary care ensures health is on your own terms.

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Where There Is No Interpreter

Education / Vitals Magazine Spring 2026

These students are learning how to connect with deaf and hard-of-hearing patients in crisis situations using Humanitarian Sign Language.

In a black and white image, a woman sits at a piano, her hands folded atop it, looking left toward a window.

Curing Cancer With  Living Drugs

Research & Innovation / Vitals Magazine Spring 2026

Dartmouth Cancer Center’s new center for cell therapy will offer life-saving treatments and drive promising clinical trials, building on a legacy of leading immunotherapy breakthroughs.

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The Daily Dose

Patient Impact / Vitals Magazine Spring 2026

What if the cure for food allergies has been hiding in kitchen cupboards?

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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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Research Briefs

Research & Innovation / Vitals Magazine Spring 2026
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She Didn’t Take No for an Answer

Alumni Features / Vitals Magazine Spring 2026

Sara K. Dye, MD, MED ’75 RES ’83 has transformed vascular and diabetes care in Native communities across the U.S. But first she had to fight to become a doctor.

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Training Doctors for Every Community

Education / Vitals Magazine Spring 2026

A new program at Geisel School of Medicine provides unique experiential learning opportunities to help future doctors better help underserved communities.

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Welcoming Roy S. Herbst

Institutional News / Vitals Magazine Spring 2026

Internationally renowned cancer research pioneer Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, will begin as Dartmouth Cancer Center’s director on July 13.

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