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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.
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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.
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February 16, 2024 by
Angela Ferrante
Professor of Psychiatry Julie Dumas, Ph.D. and C. Lawrence Kien, M.D., Ph.D., The Mary Kay Davignon Green and Gold Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and Medicine have recently secured a $3.3M, five-year R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA): “Fatty Acid Modulation of Brain Functioning in Older Adults” .
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February 15, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 15, 2024) Heidi Schumacher, M.D.’10, assistant professor of pediatrics, spoke to the Rutland Herald about a bill aimed at protecting children from the harmful effects of social media.
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February 14, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 14, 2024) Child and adolescent psychiatrist Jeremiah Dickerson, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, speaks to Vermont Public about what happens in your brain when you fall in love—and how it reacts when you’re falling out of love.
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February 14, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(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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February 14, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(February 14, 2024) An intriguing study at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, funded by a $2M National Institutes of Health grant, is set to explore the impacts of screen time on adolescent mental health and brain development, Medriva reports.
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February 14, 2024 by
Kate Strotmeyer
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February 13, 2024 by
Angela Ferrante
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February 8, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 8, 2024) In an impassioned opinion piece in VT Digger, four Vermont emergency medicine physicians explain a crisis in our emergency departments known as “boarding” and plead for an increase in skilled nursing and long-term care beds, home health supports, and robust, reliable funding mechanisms to support both.
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February 8, 2024 by
Katelyn Queen, PhD
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February 7, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 7, 2024) Catherine Naden, M.D.’11, clinical assistant professor of family medicine, spoke with Vermont Public about mammogram guidance.
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February 6, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 6, 2024) UVM Health Network President and CEO Sunny Eappen, M.D., M.B.A., and UVMHN Radiation Oncology Chair H. James Wallace, M.D., associate professor of radiology at the Larner College of Medicine, commented to the Press-Republican about a new initiative to upgrade cancer care services at network hospitals.
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February 5, 2024 by
Kate Strotmeyer
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February 2, 2024 by
Shannon O’Connor
The November 2023 Special Issue of Preventive Medicine is now available. As a part of the Behavior Series, this Special Issue centers on behavior change, health, and health disparities. VCBH Director Stephen Higgins, PhD acted as guest editor and organized the selection of papers.
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February 2, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 2, 2024) Bader Chaarani, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, spoke with WCAX-TV about a new five-year federal grant supporting research to investigate the impact of screen time on adolescent mental health and brain development.
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February 2, 2024 by
Katelyn Queen, PhD
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February 2, 2024 by
Angela Ferrante
Faculty, staff, and students congregated in the Larner College of Medicine's Health Science Research Facility for the Foundations Awards Celebration. This gathering commemorated a significant milestone in the medical education journey of the Class of 2026.
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February 1, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(FEBRUARY 1, 2024) UVM Medical Center President and Chief Operating Officer Stephen Leffler, M.D.’90, M.H.C.D.S., professor of emergency medicine, commented about a new UVMMC program announced on the first day of Black History Month that’s aimed at closing the patient inequity gap when it comes to patient hair care, NBC5 reported.
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January 31, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 31, 2024) Rebecca Bell, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, a pediatric critical care physician at UVM Children’s Hospital, spoke to Vermont Public about the Vermont Department of Health’s goal to provide every K–12 school in the state with free naloxone, as well as virtual trainings.
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