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Leahy Comments to NBC5 on Expanding Vt.-N.Y. Mental Health Resources

October 15, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(OCTOBER 15, 2024) Maureen Leahy, M.Ed., director of psychiatry and neurology health care services for the UVM Health Network, commented to NBC5 about mental health resources expanding across Vermont and New York.
Read full story at NBC5
UVM at the Forefront of Stroke and Brain Health Research

October 14, 2024 by Angela Ferrante

Investigators at the Larner College of Medicine are receiving a $10.1 million multi-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue their 23-year program studying stroke and cognitive disorders in the United States.
Tradeoffs Podcast: The Best Way to Fight Meth Addiction? Gift Cards

October 14, 2024 by Christopher Pung

For decades, the most effective treatment for methamphetamine and cocaine addiction has been mostly locked away in small research studies. But with overdose deaths involving meth and cocaine on the rise, policymakers are coming around to the idea of using gift cards to fight drug use. Click below to listen to the full podcast, read the transcript, and learn more.
Read full story at Tradeoffs
Rutland Herald Reports Larner’s $10.1M Renewal Grant from NIH for REGARDS Study

October 12, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(OCTOBER 12, 2024) The Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont has secured $10.1 million in renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health, to continue its involvement in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study.
Read full story at The Rutland Herald
Innovative Program Aims to Diversify Cancer Center Leadership

October 10, 2024 by Kate Strotmeyer

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