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February 14, 2024 by
Kate Strotmeyer
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February 13, 2024 by
Angela Ferrante
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February 8, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 8, 2024) In an impassioned opinion piece in VT Digger, four Vermont emergency medicine physicians explain a crisis in our emergency departments known as “boarding” and plead for an increase in skilled nursing and long-term care beds, home health supports, and robust, reliable funding mechanisms to support both.
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at VT Digger
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February 8, 2024 by
Katelyn Queen, PhD
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February 7, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 7, 2024) Catherine Naden, M.D.’11, clinical assistant professor of family medicine, spoke with Vermont Public about mammogram guidance.
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at Vermont Public
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February 6, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 6, 2024) UVM Health Network President and CEO Sunny Eappen, M.D., M.B.A., and UVMHN Radiation Oncology Chair H. James Wallace, M.D., associate professor of radiology at the Larner College of Medicine, commented to the Press-Republican about a new initiative to upgrade cancer care services at network hospitals.
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at (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) Press-Republican
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February 5, 2024 by
Kate Strotmeyer
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February 2, 2024 by
Shannon O’Connor
The November 2023 Special Issue of Preventive Medicine is now available. As a part of the Behavior Series, this Special Issue centers on behavior change, health, and health disparities. VCBH Director Stephen Higgins, PhD acted as guest editor and organized the selection of papers.
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February 2, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 2, 2024) Bader Chaarani, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, spoke with WCAX-TV about a new five-year federal grant supporting research to investigate the impact of screen time on adolescent mental health and brain development.
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at WCAX-TV
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February 2, 2024 by
Katelyn Queen, PhD
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February 2, 2024 by
Angela Ferrante
Faculty, staff, and students congregated in the Larner College of Medicine's Health Science Research Facility for the Foundations Awards Celebration. This gathering commemorated a significant milestone in the medical education journey of the Class of 2026.
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February 1, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 1, 2024) UVM Medical Center President and Chief Operating Officer Stephen Leffler, M.D.’90, M.H.C.D.S., professor of emergency medicine, commented about a new UVMMC program announced on the first day of Black History Month that’s aimed at closing the patient inequity gap when it comes to patient hair care, NBC5 reported.
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at NBC5
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January 31, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 31, 2024) Rebecca Bell, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, a pediatric critical care physician at UVM Children’s Hospital, spoke to Vermont Public about the Vermont Department of Health’s goal to provide every K–12 school in the state with free naloxone, as well as virtual trainings.
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at Vermont Public
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January 30, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 30, 2024) Laura McCray, M.D., M.S.C.E., professor and chair of family medicine, is among four new appointees to the University of Vermont Home Health and Hospice Board of Trustees, according to the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus.
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at Barre-Montpelier Times Argus
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January 30, 2024 by
Angela Ferrante
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January 29, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 29, 2024) Shana Adise, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow in psychiatry, led a study that is the first to show that children who have greater brain responses to food compared to money rewards are more likely to overeat when appealing foods are available, Modern Nurse reported.
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at Modern Nurse
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January 29, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 29, 2024) Endocrinologist Matthew Gilbert, D.O., M.P.H., professor of medicine, was quoted in a News Net Daily story on the prevalence of prescriptions for Ozempic across the United States.
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at NewsNetDaily.com
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January 24, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 24, 2024) CMB Ph.D. candidate Paola Peña García is lead author of a study showing that bariatric surgery triggers “substantial weight loss and improves lung function,” Medical Dialogues reported.
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at Medical Dialogues
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January 24, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(January 24, 2024) Robert Shapiro, M.D., Ph.D., professor emeritus of neurological sciences, was interviewed by WCAX-TV about his new study on stigma surrounding migraine.
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at WCAX-TV
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January 23, 2024 by
Janet Essman Franz
Medical students, faculty, physicians, and hospital staff stepped up to the microphone on January 18 to tell true stories about their most humbling moments at the sixth annual StorySlamRx: Voices in Medicine. Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Honor Society members organized and hosted the event, held in the Hoehl Gallery. Inspired by The Moth live storytelling, story slam provides a safe space to share personal experiences and connect with others over shared emotions. For people in the medical community, telling and listening to each other’s stories facilitates wellness and quells burnout.