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Researchers Identify Additional Risk for Patients with Tickborne Alpha-Gal Syndrome

Study authors anticipate their findings may change transfusion practices due to resulting complications in how certain patients are able to safely receive a blood plasma or platelet transfusion.

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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center named to Becker’s 100 great hospitals in America 2026 list

Becker’s annual list recognizes hospitals that demonstrate excellence across patient care, safety, innovation, and healthcare delivery.

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A New Therapy for People Suffering from Abdominal Fluid Buildup Caused by Liver Cirrhosis

Patients with chronic and severe abdominal fluid buildup called severe ascites and caused by liver cirrhosis have a new treatment option.

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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center celebrates opening of new Mammography Imaging Center

The new facility brings screening and diagnostic mammography services together in one location, eliminating the long-standing need for patients to navigate between separate areas of the hospital for imaging, follow-up testing, and biopsies.

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Is Fish Brain Food?

Clinical Dietitian Jean M. Copeland, RD, CSG, LD, explains why oily fish could help improve your cognitive function and support your heart health, too.

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DHMC welcomes patients to the new and expanded Heart and Vascular Unit

DHMC welcomes patients to the new and expanded Heart and Vascular Unit on the fifth floor of the Patient Pavilion.

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Study Shows Outpatient Procedure May Help Maintain GLP-1 Weight Loss

This minimally invasive procedure could provide some people lasting weight-loss maintenance after treatment with GLP-1 medications.

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