-
March 12, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(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.
Read full story
at Burlington Free Press
-
March 11, 2024 by
Angela Ferrante
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont hosted the fifth annual Celebration of Gender Equity in Medicine and Science on March 7, 2024. Debora Kamin Mukaz, Ph.D., M.S., assistant professor of medicine and co-founder of #BlackInCardio, presented a keynote address on “Why Intersectionality Matters for Life Sciences and Medicine.”
-
March 6, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(MARCH 6, 2024) UVMHN CEO and President Sunil Eappen, M.D., M.B.A., associate professor of radiology, spoke with Vermont Edition about some of the challenges of running a not-for-profit health care provider that includes six operating hospitals that serve more than a million patients across Vermont and northern New York.
Read full story
at Vermont Public
-
March 6, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(MARCH 6, 2024) Ophthalmologist Jessica McNally, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, emphasized to NBC5 the importance of using the correct protective eyewear when viewing the April 8 solar eclipse.
Read full story
at NBC5
-
March 6, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(MARCH 6, 2024) Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Elias Klemperer, Ph.D., spoke with WCAX-TV about his recent grant to study nicotine-limiting standards across the Northeast; in particular, what works to get smokers to switch to products that use less nicotine.
Read full story
at WCAX-TV
-
March 5, 2024 by
Angela Ferrante
With more states imposing legal restrictions on reproductive health, many are concerned about continued downstream effects of new legislation including future shortages of medical professionals in these areas. Associate Dean for Students and Associate Professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences Karen George, M.D., recently explored this topic in a new paper.
-
March 2, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(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.
Read full story
at WCAX-TV
-
February 29, 2024 by
Margaret Vizzard Ph.D., Victor May Ph.D., Brigitte Lavoie, Ph.D.
On February 17, 2024, Gary Mawe, Ph.D., a respected faculty member at the Larner College of Medicine and the University of Vermont, passed away at the age of 67 after battling an illness. His life was marked by achievement and dedication, leaving a lasting impact on our community, both here at Larner and at UVM.
-
February 29, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(February 29, 2024) Orthopedic surgeon Sara Graves, M.D., M.S., clinical assistant professor of surgery, spoke with WCAX-TV about a new robotic surgery system at the Central Vermont Medical Center.
Read full story
at WCAX-TV
-
February 28, 2024 by
Megan McHugh
Read full story
at UVM Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) website
-
February 27, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(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.
Read full story
at Newsweek
-
January 30, 2024 by
Katelyn Queen, Ph.D.
-
February 26, 2024 by
Katelyn Queen, PhD
-
February 23, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(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.
Read full story
at Vermont Public
-
February 22, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 22, 2024) In a VT Digger opinion piece, Christine Werneke, M.S., and Stephen Leffler, M.D., discussed the effects of Vermont’s severe lack of capacity for patients who need long-term care outside of the hospital.
Read full story
at VT Digger
-
February 21, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 21, 2024) Brian Cunniff, Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, spoke with WCAX-TV about a promising new treatment for mesothelioma that is being tested at the UVM Cancer Center.
Read full story
at WCAX-TV
-
February 21, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 21, 2024) UVMMC President and COO Stephen Leffler, M.D., commented to Vermont Public for a story about health care officials’ statement to lawmakers that a shortage of nursing home beds has forced hospitals to become residential care providers for patients who have nowhere else to go.
Read full story
at Vermont Public
-
February 20, 2024 by
Kate Strotmeyer
-
February 20, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(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.
Read full story
at Vermont Public
-
February 16, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 16, 2024) Heidi Schumacher, M.D.’10, assistant professor of pediatrics, commented to The Hill about finding a balance between having sick students stay home from school and the learning-loss consequences of absenteeism.
Read full story
at The Hill