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Dartmouth Health Children’s joins national youth gun violence prevention initiative

“Agree to Agree” unites gun owners and non-gun owners alike, building from the common ground we all share to protect our children from firearm injuries and death.

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Protecting Your Child Against the Rise in Measles Cases

Learn how to prevent measles infection in children and babies and why vaccinations are so important.

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Measles is on the rise. Protect your community, your family and yourself by getting vaccinated, says Dartmouth Health epidemiologist

Gabriela M. Andujar Vazquez, MD, releases video message on disease’s spread, risks

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From left, Maverick and handler Torie Miele, and Winnie and handler Sonya Charles.

Dartmouth Health Children’s welcomes two new in-residence facility dogs

The new facility dog program is funded through philanthropic support from donors to Dartmouth Health Children’s.

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Top Doctors 2025

Forty-nine Dartmouth Health Children's physicians, across 18 pediatric specialties, recognized as "Top Doctors" by New Hampshire Magazine.

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Think Twice Before Buying Your Child That Beauty Cream

Sales of beauty products for young girls are skyrocketing, but don’t believe the marketing hype. The ingredients for good skin care are as simple as ever for girls.

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Two uniformed male New Hampshire State Troopers stand with two children, a boy on the left and a girl on the right, between them. They all stand between an American and New Hampshire state flag against a green wall.

Announcing the 2025 Battle of the Badges Hockey Championship

Team Fire and Team Police will return to the ice March 16 to benefit Dartmouth Health Children’s. Tickets on sale now!

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Gaspard Habimana, MD; DHMC section chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology Amer Al-Nimr, MD; Jordanian exchange learner Zaid Al-Rabadi, MD

Rwanda’s First Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center provided Rwandan doctor Gaspard Habiman with specialized training. Now, he is licensed and returning to his country to practice pediatric gastroenterology.

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Hampstead Hospital officially becomes member of Dartmouth Health

Hampstead is New Hampshire’s only acute psychiatric hospital and residential treatment facility for youth and young adults.

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Whooping Cough Cases Increase: Why and What To Do About It

Whooping cough, more formally known as pertussis, is on the rise. But doctors stress that the disease is preventable with vaccines.

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