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Larner Scientists Offer Insight into COVID-19 Vaccine Response
Larner study underscores the critical importance of COVID-19 vaccination in preventing illness from the virus.
Dumas Discusses Research on Fatty Acids in WCAX Interview
(MARCH 26, 2024) Julie Dumas, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry, spoke with WCAX-TV about a new $3.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging that will enable researchers to explore the impact that fatty acids we eat have on brain health in seniors.
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Carney Highlighted in WalletHub Article on Best & Worst States for Doctors 2024
(MARCH 18, 2024) Jan Carney, M.D., M.P.H., associate dean for public health and health policy, professor of medicine, and chief of the division of public health, was featured in WalletHub’s recent article about Best & Worst States for Doctors 2024.
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Tracy, Cushman Quoted in Burlington Free Press Article on COVID Vaccine Study
(MARCH 12, 2024) Russell Tracy, Ph.D., director of the Laboratory for Clinical Biochemistry Research, and Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., co-director of the Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health, commented to the Burlington Free Press about a study of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy.
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Lahey Talks Norovirus with WCAX
(MARCH 2, 2024) Infectious disease specialist Tim Lahey, M.D., M.M.Sc., professor of medicine, spoke to WCAX-TV about norovirus, a common virus that comes in waves—especially in the cold, winter months.
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Larner Research on Benefits of Music to Children Noted in Newsweek
(FEBRUARY 27, 2024) Newsweek recently reported on a 2020 study building on previous research conducted at the Larner College of Medicine that found that even small amounts of music education could lead to major benefits to children’s development.
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Lahey Comments to Vermont Public on New Alabama IVF Law
(FEBRUARY 23, 2024) Tim Lahey, M.D., M.M.Sc., the medical ethics director at the UVM Medical Center, commented to Vermont Public about a new law in Alabama that states frozen embryos are now considered children.
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Gilbert, Levine Join Vt. Public Conversation about Weight-loss Drugs
(FEBRUARY 20, 2024) Endocrinologist Matthew Gilbert, D.O., M.P.H., joined Vermont Health Commissioner Mark Levine, M.D., and OBGYN Kimberly Sampson, M.D., for a conversation on Vermont Public that included a discussion of how weight-loss drugs work, their health benefits, and their potential shortcomings.
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Kane Serves on Expert Panel in Cardiac Interventions Today
(FEBRUARY 14, 2024) Cardiologist Jesse Kane, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, served on a panel of fellow experts who discussed no reflow and thrombus in the January/February 2024 issue of Cardiac Interventions Today.
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Hehir Invested as Inaugural Holder of the James F. Howard Jr. Professorship in Neuromuscular Disorders
Gilbert Quoted in News Net Daily Story on Ozempic Rx
(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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StorySlam Rx: Humbling Moments in Medicine Shared Out Loud
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.
Prikis, Pineda Quoted in WCAX Story on Living Kidney Donors
(JANUARY 18, 2024) Nephrologist Marios Prikis, M.D., associate professor of medicine, and transplant surgeon Jaime Pineda, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, commented to WCAX for a story on living donors for kidney transplants.
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NBC5 Reports on Faricy & Levine's Support of Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products
(JANUARY 12, 2024) Pediatric pulmonologist L. E. Faricy, M.D., and Vermont State Health Commissioner Mark Levine, M.D., commented on a bill currently making its way throughout the statehouse that would ban all forms of flavored tobacco products, WPTZ-TV reported.
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WCAX Interviews Lahey about Post-Holiday Uptick in Flu, RSV, COVID
(JANUARY 5, 2024) Infectious disease specialist Timothy Lahey, M.D., M.M.Sc., professor of medicine, commented to WCAX-TV about an influx in cases of flu, RSV, and COVID in Vermont following the holidays.
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Khadanga Interviewed by Knowridge about Increased Heart Attack Risk in Cold Weather
(DECEMBER 18, 2023) Cardiologist Sherrie Khadanga, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, commented to Knowridge for an article on increased risk of heart attack in cold weather.
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Food As Medicine: Students’ Pilot Course Gets Peers Cooking
This semester, 28 first-year Larner College of Medicine students are learning about culinary medicine, which pairs nutritional science with preventative health care. Medical class of 2026 students Sarah Krumholz and Molly Hurd developed an extracurricular course that teaches classmates about lifestyle interventions for chronic disease.
Kamin Mukaz Honored for Work Supporting Black In Cardio
Debora Kamin Mukaz, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, was recognized by the United Negro College Fund Ernest E. Just Life Sciences Society at at an event held September 17 at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., for her work with Black in Cardio.
Medical Students' Conference Celebrates Diversity
The University of Vermont's Student National Medical Association chapter held its first conference ever this November, bringing more than 100 medical and pre-medical students from throughout New England to the campus of the Larner College of Medicine to share their enthusiasm for ensuring that people from populations underrepresented in medical professions feel empowered to pursue medical careers.
Autoimmune Disease Linked to Increased Survival Rates in Blood Disorders Patients
Autoimmune disease is frequent in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, but studies have been inconclusive about how the preexistence of autoimmunity affects survival in these patients. A new study by UVM Cancer Center member Diego Adrianzen Herrera, M.D. uses an epidemiologic analysis to clarify that issue.
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