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The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont has a remarkable community that provides ample opportunities to connect with fellow graduate students, postdocs, staff, and faculty. Offerings include workshops, conferences, events and seminars to bring together the perspectives of our diverse specialties. It is important to share your voice and feel heard as well as get involved with our Larner Community. 

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  • Plante Talks Fall COVID with Vermont Public
    August 30, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 30, 2023) With a small uptick in new cases recently, epidemiologist Timothy Plante, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, spoke with Vermont Public about COVID-19 in Vermont this fall: its current state, a new vaccine expected in about six weeks, prevention tips, and information about testing.
    Read full story at Vermont Public
  • The Hill Interviews Carney about School Closures Due to ‘Heat Days’
    August 28, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 28, 2023) Jan Carney, M.D., M.P.H., professor of medicine and associate dean of public health and health policy, was interviewed by The Hill for a story about “heat days” that, similar to their winter counterpart—snow days—cause school closings due to excessive weather conditions.
    Read full story at The Hill
  • McHenry Comments on CBD, THC in Cannabis Article
    August 26, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 26, 2023) In an article in Cannabis.net about the therapeutic advantages of low-THC high-CBD cannabis strains, Monique McHenry, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology and director of the Medical Cannabis Center for Research and Education, says the perception that THC is predominantly linked with the induction of psychoactive effects is a “significant misconception.”
    Read full story at Cannabis.net
  • VOA News Highlights Dengue Fever Vaccine Created by UVM Vaccine Testing Center
    August 26, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 26, 2023) A promising single-dose dengue fever vaccine created by the University of Vermont Vaccine Testing Center, the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and Johns Hopkins University is undergoing a clinical trial in Bangladesh, VOA News reports.
    Read full story at VOA News
  • Hope Lodge: A Home Away From Home for UVM Cancer Patients
    August 25, 2023 by Rachel Narkewicz
  • Benzinga Reports on Conversation Lab Study of Psilocybin Cancer Therapy
    August 25, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 25, 2023) Findings from a new study conducted by the University of Vermont’s Conversation Lab and therapeutics cancer firm Sunstone Therapies show the feasibility of trained human coders to identify observable markers of therapeutic connection during psilocybin administration within Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PAT), Benzinga reports.
    Read full story at Benzinga
  • Larner Researchers Find Lack of Confidence in Providers for Cannabis Info, Labroots Reports
    August 18, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 18, 2023) In a study on medicinal cannabis use and reporting, Larner researchers Nicole Wershoven, Amanda Kennedy, Pharm.D., and Charles MacLean, M.D., found that just 18 percent of patients thought their provider was a “good source of information regarding cannabis” and cannabis-related health issues, according to Labroots.
    Read full story at Labroots
  • Heward Comments to WCAX about Integrated Addiction Treatment Approach at UVMMC
    August 17, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 17, 2023) Brady Heward, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, spoke to WCAX-TV about an integrated approach by the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) to make addiction treatment more accessible.
    Read full story at WCAX-TV
  • Vermont Edition Interviews Plante about COVID Uptick, New Booster
    August 17, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 17, 2023) Epidemiologist Timothy Plante ’06, M.D.’10, M.H.S., assistant professor of medicine, spoke with Vermont Public for a story focusing on the recent uptick in the number of COVID cases and a new, updated vaccine booster that is expected to be available in the fall.
    Read full story at Vermont Public
  • Eric Thrailkill Receives 2023 BF Skinner Foundation Award
    August 16, 2023 by Charles Brooks
    Eric A. Thrailkill, PhD, Associate Professor with the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, is the recipient of the 2023 BF Skinner Foundation New Researcher Award from Division 25 of the American Psychological Association (APA).
  • UVMMC Earns CMS 5-Star Quality Rating, Times Argus Reports
    August 16, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 16, 2023) UVM Medical Center has again earned a 5-star quality rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which announced its annual hospital ratings in late July, according to the Barre–Montpelier Times Argus.
    Read full story at The Barre–Montpelier Times Argus
  • Holmes Speaks to WCAX about New Study on Preventing Blood Clots in Cancer Patients
    August 16, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 16, 2023) Hematologist Chris Holmes, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine, helped write a recent study that found an anticoagulant pill was just as effective as self-administered blood thinner injections at preventing deadly blood clots in cancer patients, according to WCAX-TV.
    Read full story at WCAX-TV
  • UVM Advances Child Brain Development Research
    August 15, 2023 by Angela Ferrante
    In 2021, University of Vermont neuroscientists received a $5.5 million National Institute of Health (NIH) grant to support the Phase II segment of the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study. The HBCD Study, the largest long-term study of early brain and child development in the United States, aims to comprehensively collect data on brain development from birth through early childhood, shedding light on the factors that shape a young person's life trajectory.
  • Larner Welcomes Class of 2027 Medical Students
    August 11, 2023 by Angela Ferrante
    On August 7, 2023, the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont welcomed 124 new medical students in the Class of 2027 to campus. Students in the Class of 2027 were selected from a pool of more than 8,500 applicants. Just over a quarter of the new med students are Vermonters and 24 percent identify as LGBTQ+. In addition, 24 percent of UVM’s newest medical students are people underrepresented in medicine—referred to in higher education as “URiM”—a category that includes African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino/a, and Native American/Alaskan Native. The student body draws from 26 states, excluding Vermont, and two Canadian provinces.
  • Khadanga Comments to In Profile Daily about Health Benefits of Walking
    August 11, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 11, 2023) Sherrie Khadanga, M.D., assistant professor of medicine and director of cardiac rehabilitation at the University of Vermont Medical Center, commented to In Profile Daily on an article about the health benefits of walking.
    Read full story at In Profile Daily
  • Klemperer Study on Success of Prison Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Program Reported in VTDigger
    August 10, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 10, 2023) A study led by principal investigator Elias Klemperer, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology and psychiatry, found that Vermont’s medication program for incarcerated people with opioid use disorder has helped reduce overdoses after release, according to VTDigger.
    Read full story at VTDigger
  • Vermont’s First Mohs Surgeon, Mary Maloney
    August 8, 2023 by Janet Essman Franz
    The Division of Dermatology welcomed Mary Maloney, M.D., to the faculty this spring, for the second time. A medical alum from the University of Vermont class of 1977, Maloney is an expert Mohs surgeon. This procedure, which was relatively new when Maloney began her career as a physician, involves removing skin cancer in layers, looking at the skin under a microscope while the patient waits, then removing more layers as necessary. Maloney was Vermont's first and only Mohs surgeon when she served on the UVM faculty from 1983-88, and the second female Mohs surgeon in the U.S.
  • Inside Precision Medicine Reports on Nelson Research into Vascular Dementia
    August 8, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 8, 2023) Research by Mark Nelson, Ph.D., chair and University Distinguished Professor of pharmacology and professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, and colleagues shines a light on the mechanism behind vascular dementia in a mouse model, which the investigators hope will lead to better treatments being developed for the neurodegenerative condition, according to Inside Precision Medicine.
    Read full story at Inside Precision Medicine
  • Advancing RSV Prevention: Diehl's Innovative Breakthroughs Drive New Antibody Treatment
    August 8, 2023 by Angela Ferrante
    Larner Researcher’s Collaborative Efforts Propel RSV Vaccine Development and Offer Hope for Infant Health.
  • Lady Glaucomflecken to Speak at 2023 Women’s Health and Cancer Conference
    August 8, 2023 by Rachel Narkewicz
    Kristin Flanary, known internationally as her social media alter ego, Lady Glaucomflecken, is on a mission to make health care a little more human. Through storytelling, her keynote address on September 29 at the Women’s Health and Cancer Conference will highlight her perspective as a caregiver and “co-survivor” of her husband’s two cancer occurrences and sudden cardiac arrest.