Dartmouth-hitchcock Medical Center

This small pilot study tested a new technique to prevent hernias after ileostomy closure surgery in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Surgeons placed a special, dissolvable mesh patch over the abdominal wall defect left after closing the stoma. The main goal was to ch…

This small, early-stage study explored whether adding acupuncture to standard pulmonary rehabilitation could help people with COPD. Researchers tested different lengths of treatment (4, 8, or 12 weeks) to see if it improved breathing tests, exercise tolerance, and quality of life…

This study aimed to understand if measuring levels of a tiny molecule called microRNA-10b in brain tumor samples could help doctors predict patient survival and better classify different types of brain cancer. Researchers collected tumor, blood, and spinal fluid samples from 94 a…