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Golf Tournament Wrap Up
Golf Tournament Wrap Up

A Huge Thank You to Our Amazing Sponsors and Golfers! We want to express our deepest gratitude to all the generous sponsors and talented golfers who made our recent golf tournament an unforgettable success! Your unwavering support and participation helped us achieve our fundraising goals while... Continue Reading

Date posted06/20/2023


NHMS Learning Center Disruption Notification
NHMS Learning Center Disruption Notification

This notice serves to inform our members about an upcoming change regarding the NHMS Learning Center. Effective June 30, 2023, the current learning center (BlueSky) will be closed as we transition to a new platform on CE Broker. This move aims to enhance the learning experience and provide you... Continue Reading

Date posted06/1/2023


Meet Dr. Maria Boylan!
Meet Dr. Maria Boylan!

Maria Boylan, DO, Secretary of NHMS Council A New Hampshire native, Dr. Maria Boylan is a family physician at Elliot Family Medicine at Bedford. After graduating from the New Hampshire Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency, in 2015, she joined the Elliot Health System and quickly dove into... Continue Reading

Date posted05/10/2023


End of Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
End of Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Starting May 11, as the public-health emergency for COVID-19 ends, some New Hampshire residents will have to seek alternatives to the enhanced benefits they've received for the past three years. The state's Medicaid program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, telehealth services, and... Continue Reading

Date posted05/9/2023


NHAFP Announces Gary Sobelson, MD, NHAFP Family Physician of the Year
NHAFP Announces Gary Sobelson, MD, NHAFP Family Physician of the Year

On May 13, 2023, the New Hampshire Academy of Family Physicians (NHAFP) will honor NHMS council member and past president, Gary Sobelson, MD, as the 2022 New Hampshire Family Physician of the Year. The award will be presented at the NHAFP’s Annual Meeting and CME event at the Mountain View... Continue Reading

Date posted05/3/2023


Coverage of Routine Costs in Clinical Trials by Medicare Advantage Organizations
Coverage of Routine Costs in Clinical Trials by Medicare Advantage Organizations

The Council of the New Hampshire Medical Society has introduced a resolution to the AMA focusing on harmful policies of Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) that affect patients who enroll on clinical trials, policies covering the entire gamut of all clinical medicine. In the past months New... Continue Reading

Postedby Alan C. Hartford MD
Date posted05/2/2023


Where we stand with COVID-19 now
Where we stand with COVID-19 now

As we come to the end of the Public Health Emergency on May 11th, I thought that it might be time to summarize where things stand with COVID-19 as of May 1, 2023. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael S Calderwood MD, MPH
Date posted05/1/2023


Meet Dr. Eric Loo, NHMS President 2023! 
Meet Dr. Eric Loo, NHMS President 2023! 

Dr. Eric Loo, President of NHMS Council Specializing in Molecular Genetic Pathology and Hematopathology, Dr. Loo is an Associate Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Dartmouth Heath, the Pathology Residency’s associate program director, and the lab medical director for Mt.... Continue Reading

Date posted04/4/2023


Unhealthy Alcohol Use Awareness
Unhealthy Alcohol Use Awareness

With alcohol related harm growing across the country, the NH Medical Society is launching a new online alcohol resource and awareness campaign through a grant from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. Its goals are to increase recognition of alcohol’s potential... Continue Reading

Postedby Jennifer Mazzei (deleted)
Date posted03/7/2023


February 28th is Rare Disease Day
February 28th is Rare Disease Day

February 28th is Rare Disease Day. This is an international initiative to spread awareness and make sure that those affected by rare diseases have a voice. For the last several years, advocates in NH have joined the global effort. Governor Sununu has long supported the cause and has once again... Continue Reading

Postedby Angela L Shepard MD, MPH
Date posted02/27/2023


Attending the President’s State of the Union Address to support a new bill to reduce barriers to MAT
Attending the President’s State of the Union Address to support a new bill to reduce barriers to MAT

I had the distinct honor of accompanying Senator Maggie Hassan to the President’s State of the Union address on February 7th to promote the importance of a new bill that she sponsored to reduce barriers to Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder. The Mainstreaming... Continue Reading

Postedby Marie-Elizabeth Ramas, MD
Date posted02/8/2023


Update from NHMS President
Update from NHMS President

Dear NHMS members: I write to share the news of leadership changes at the NH Medical Society (NHMS). James Potter, who served as our Executive Vice President since 2015, has moved on from NHMS to pursue other opportunities. We are all grateful to James for his advocacy for our organization,... Continue Reading

Postedby Eric Y Loo MD
Date posted01/19/2023