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February 10, 2017 by
Erin Post
Think of the immune system as the shepherd, and bacteria as the sheep, says Dimitry Krementsov, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Immunobiology at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.
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February 8, 2017 by
Jennifer Nachbur
It was only the third day of her first-ever Clerkship rotation – internal medicine at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut – and Class of ’17 medical student Melanie Ma witnessed a patient go into cardiopulmonary distress and die.
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February 7, 2017 by
Kate Skinas
Two historic gifts to UVM over a one-year timeframe from medical alumnus Dr. Robert Larner and his wife Helen have been recognized in The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s “Philanthropy 50” for 2016. The Larners’ gift ranked 16th on the list.
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February 6, 2017 by
Jennifer Nachbur
The University of Vermont Graduate College will be hosting a University Scholar lecture by Ira M. Bernstein, M.D.'83, John Van Sicklen Maeck Professor and chair of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the Larner College of Medicine, on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. in Waterman Memorial Lounge. Bernstein will be discussing “Pregnancy and Preeclampsia: Insights into Women’s Health.”
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February 6, 2017 by
Jennifer Nachbur
The following interview with Neil Zakai, M.D., M.Sc., associate professor of medicine at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, originally appeared on the Facebook page of the Thrombosis and Haemostasis journal and focused on his research publication, titled “D-dimer and the Risk of Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease: The REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS),” which was pre-published online in December 2016. (Key: TH = Thrombosis and Haemostasis; NZ = Neil Zakai)
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February 3, 2017 by
Kate Skinas
The State of Connecticut Office of Higher Education has approved a branch campus partnership with The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont.
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February 2, 2017 by
Kate Skinas
The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont’s commitment to increasing active learning in place of traditional lectures was been featured on Page 1 of the February 1 issue of the Boston Globe.
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February 2, 2017 by
Jennifer Nachbur
The innovative medical education approach of The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont is the focus of a Boston Globe article, titled “Who needs lectures? Vermont medical school chooses other ways to teach,” which is featured on Page 1 of the February 1, 2017 issue.
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January 31, 2017 by
Kate Skinas
Researchers from the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont have found a link between consuming red hot chili peppers and overall mortality.
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January 31, 2017 by
Jennifer Nachbur
On Wednesday, January 4, newly-inaugurated Governor Phil Scott for Vermont announced the appointment of Mark Levine, M.D., professor of medicine and associate dean for graduate medical education at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM, as Vermont's Commissioner of Health.
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January 31, 2017 by
Kate Skinas
As the number of opioid-dependent people rises, so to do waitlists for treatment, leaving many to continue their addiction to opioids and risk their lives in the process.
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January 31, 2017 by
Jennifer Nachbur
Anne Johnston, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM, provided comments regarding neonatal abstinence syndrome and treating opioid-addicted mothers in a New York Times article, titled “Rise in Infant Drug Dependence Is Felt Most in Rural Areas.”
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January 31, 2017 by
Kate Skinas
A new study from Denmark found that cardiorespiratory fitness levels might help determine the likelihood of cancer deaths in men.
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January 30, 2017 by
Michael Carrese
The University of Vermont Medical Center opened a Genomic Medicine laboratory January 27, 2016 to expand its use of advanced genetic testing that doctors can use to develop treatments tailored to individual patients.
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January 30, 2017 by
Jennifer Nachbur
Plaques, applause, Clerkship Survival Kits and the first official Larner College of Medicine white coats were among the highlights of the Class of 2019’s Foundations Awards Ceremony on January 26, 2017.
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January 30, 2017 by
Jennifer Nachbur
Jan K. Carney, M.D., M.P.H., associate dean for public health at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, was honored as the recipient of the 2017 Crystal Heart Award at the American Heart Association’s 10th annual Vermont Go Red For Women Luncheon on January 26, 2017.
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January 20, 2017 by
Mindy Clawson
Last May, the Vermont Legislature passed a law requiring providers to inform patients directly of their breast density. This information has previously been available to the provider in the mammogram report.
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January 20, 2017 by
Jennifer Nachbur
Like spicy food? If so, you might live longer, say researchers at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, who found that consumption of hot red chili peppers is associated with a 13 percent reduction in total mortality – primarily in deaths due to heart disease or stroke – in a large prospective study.
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January 18, 2017 by
Jennifer Nachbur
Could a lead crisis like the one in Flint, Michigan happen in your town? Mona Hanna-Attisha, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP, director of the Pediatric Health Initiative at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, will present the MLK Health Equity Lecture, titled "We Are All Flint: The Flint Water Crisis and Public Health Advocacy" on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Sullivan Classroom in the Medical Education Center at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM.
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January 18, 2017 by
Jennifer Nachbur
Preventing disease and promoting and protecting the health of the community is at the heart of public health and the second-year Public Health Projects course at The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont.