Hot Cars and Heatstroke - Look before You Lock
Heatstroke is the number one killer of children, outside of car crashes. Safe Kids New Hampshire offers these tips for keeping your child safe in cars during hot weather.
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Preventing Tick-borne IllnessesBy Dr. Antonia Altomare | May 21Deer ticks (also known as Ixodes scapularis) carry more than Lyme disease. There are at least five infections one could get if bitten by a deer tick: Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Borrelia miyamotoi and Powassan disease.
Where Do Prouty Donations Go? Spring, 2019 By Lara Stahler | May 16Studies on post-weight-loss surgery diets, access to health insurance and a particular vitamin's valuable action in cancer treatment are underway thanks to research funds raised at the 36th Prouty.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Breaks Ground on Manchester ExpansionBy Rick Adams | May 14The new 90,000 square-foot Ambulatory Surgery Center will include state-of-the art operating rooms, including ones dedicated for pediatric patients.
Our Patients. Their Stories. Kelly Laperle, RNMay 9Kelly Laperle, RN, a nurse in the Hematology-Oncology Suite, shares her story of the care she received as a patient at DHMC.
Let Others Know the Crucial Role Nurses Play May 9During National Nurses Week-May 6 to 12-Sue Reeves, EdD, RN, CENP, D-HH System Chief Nursing Executive, asks nurses to help inform families, friends, colleagues, communities and legislators about the crucial role nurses play in our health system.
Advance Care Planning: Letting Others Know Your WishesBy Bonnie Barber | May 6D-H's Center for Shared Decision Making is celebrating 20 years of providing information and counseling to help patients make health care decisions.