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May 2, 2024 by
Angela Ferrante
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, UVM and the Larner College of Medicine have shown that improving metabolic health in obese mice before vaccination, but not after, protects against influenza virus.
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April 30, 2024 by
Margie Brenner
In 2020, Niederhauser graduated from the UVM Master of Medical Science at the University of Vermont, crediting the program as key in his preparation for medical school at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM).
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April 30, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(APRIL 30, 2024) UVMMC researchers spoke with the Burlington Free Press for a story on a dramatic increase in bloodstream infections suspected to be fueled in part by the increasing presence of the horse tranquilizer xylazine in the illicit drug supply.
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at Burlington Free Press
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April 30, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(APRIL 30, 2024) Rebecca Bell, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of pediatrics, commented to NBC5 for a story about Vermont’s free gun lock program.
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at NBC5
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April 28, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(APRIL 28, 2024) In a Good Housekeeping article, Julie Dumas, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry, discussed the scientific reasons behind why parents mix up their kids’ names.
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at Good Housekeeping
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April 27, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(APRIL 27, 2024) Lewis First, M.D., chief of pediatrics at the UVM Children’s Hospital and professor and chair of pediatrics at the UVM Larner College of Medicine, wrote about Child Abuse Prevention Month (April) in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise.
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at Adirondack Daily Enterprise
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April 26, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(APRIL 26, 2024) Interviewed by WCAX-TV, Clara Keegan, M.D., associate professor of family medicine, weighed in on the pricing and availability of two drugs that are highly effective at treating diabetes and obesity.
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at WCAX-TV
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March 4, 2024 by
Ed Neuert
Sarah Heil, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, will lecture on "Intersections between Reproductive Health and Substance Use," on April 30, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. in Waterman Memorial Lounge.
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at UVM Today
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February 15, 2024 by
Christopher Pung
Elias Klemperer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and UVM Cancer Center member, was recently awarded his first R01 grant to further study nicotine-limiting standards for cigarettes and e-cigarettes among adults in Rhode Island, Vermont, and Northern New York State.
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at Vermont Business Magazine
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April 23, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(APRIL 23, 2024) Rebecca Burch, M.D., assistant professor of neurological sciences, discussed types of acute treatment for migraine in a Pharmacy Times article.
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at Pharmacy Times
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April 22, 2024 by
Katelyn Queen, PhD
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April 18, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(APRIL 18, 2024) Kalev Freeman, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of emergency medicine and pharmacology, was quoted in a WCAX-TV story about equine-assisted therapy for people who have sustained traumatic brain injuries, or TBI.
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April 17, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(APRIL 17, 2024) Randall Holcombe, M.D., M.B.A., director of the University of Vermont Cancer Center, discussed colorectal cancer in a Vermont Public interview.
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at Vermont Public
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April 15, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(APRIL 15, 2024) An article on women in wilderness medicine co-authored by Sarah Schlein, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine and director of wilderness medicine education, was recently published in Wilderness Medicine Magazine.
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at Wilderness Medicine Magazine
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April 12, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(APRIL 12, 2024) UVM Cancer Center director Randall Holcombe, M.D., M.B.A., welcomed more than 75 students from five Burlington-area high schools to the second Careers in Cancer event at the UVM Cancer Center on April 12, WCAX-TV reported.
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April 11, 2024 by
Jeff Wakefield
Seventy-five students from five Burlington-area high schools attended the second Careers in Cancer event at the UVM Cancer Center on April 12, receiving career advice from UVM Cancer Center leadership, faculty, staff, and trainees and observing faculty and students working on cancer research in several of the university’s research labs.
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April 11, 2024 by
Janet Essman Franz
Professor and Chair of Medicine Anne Dixon, M.A., B.M.B.Ch., was invested as the E. L. Amidon, M.D.’32, Chair of the Department of Medicine on March 29. A UVM faculty member since 2001, Dr. Dixon is chief of pulmonary and critical care medicine and director of the Vermont Lung Center. She served as interim chair of medicine from fall 2022 until her appointment as permanent chair in fall 2023.
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April 11, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(APRIL 11, 2024) Marissa Coleman, Psy.D., Larner clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and UVMMC vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion, was interviewed by NBC5 for a story on the importance of quality care to meet needs across diverse backgrounds.
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at NBC5
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April 10, 2024 by
Angela Ferrante
In a recent study published in the American Heart Association (AHA) journal Hypertension, scientists from the Larner College of Medicine, including Timothy Plante, M.D., M.H.S., Russell Tracy, Ph.D., Debora Kamin Mukaz, Ph.D., M.S., Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., and Neil Zakai, M.D., M.Sc., explored the intricate relationship between specific inflammatory biomarkers and hypertension—with some surprising results.
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April 10, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(APRIL 10, 2024) Kalev Freeman, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of emergency medicine and pharmacology, discussed traumatic brain injury, or TBI, in a WCAX-TV interview.
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at WCAX-TV