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Bruce Spencer and Erin Reigh standing on DHMC roof with pollen counter

Just in time for allergy “peak week,” DHMC launches New England’s only pollen counting station

Samples collected to be used in research by National Allergy Bureau

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Paula Mattis and her husband

Breathing Easier After Collaborative Pulmonary Embolism Care

Paula Mattis credits the Heart and Vascular team for saving her life with their collaborative, personalized approach and excellence in care.

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 Julia Noreika, PT, DPT

Exercises to Help You Maintain Your Balance as You Age

Balance problems can lead to falls, which are the leading cause of injury for people over 65. Here are some exercises to help you keep your balance.

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Cardiology colleagues talking in a hallway

Team-Based Cardiac Care Model Benefits Patients at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center—and Beyond

To address unique patient needs, the Heart and Vascular Center has created several multidisciplinary Heart teams.

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Sheila Ryan Barnett

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth name Sheila Ryan Barnett, MD, anesthesiology department chair

Barnett most recently served as director of quality for community anesthesia for Harvard Faculty Medical Physicians at Beth Israel Lahey Health.

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Mountain rescuers carrying injured person

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center partners with Acadia Mountain Guides to launch diploma in mountain medicine

The Northeast Diploma in Mountain Medicine is third accredited program in US

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Alexander R. Orem, MD, MS; Ivan Tomek, MD; and Wayne Moschetti, MD, MS

Surgeons talk about what really happens during and after hip replacement surgery

Surgeons Alexander Orem, MD, MS, Wayne Moschetti, MD, MS, and Ivan Tomek, MD, answer your questions about hip surgery and how recovery really feels.

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Alexander Orem, MD, MS, Ivan Tomek, MD, and Wayne Moschetti, MD, MS

4 common questions about preparing for hip replacement surgery

Surgeons Alexander Orem, MD, MS; Wayne Moschetti, MD, MS; and Ivan Tomek, MD, answer your questions when considering whether to replace your hip.

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 Taralyn Bielaski, MPH standing at the Farmacy Garden

Growing for Good: A Garden for Patients and the Community

Together with Willing Hands, the Farmacy Garden operates a year-round garden on the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center campus.

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Becker's Healthcare 2020 Great Hospitals logo

DHMC recognized as one of America’s great hospitals by Becker’s Hospital Review

Other honorees this year include Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital and MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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