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January 17, 2023 by
John Turner
Quinn Capers IV, M.D., Rody P. Cox professor of internal medicine, cardiology, and associate dean of faculty diversity at the University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine, presented UVM's 2023 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Health Equity Lecture on January 18, 2023.
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January 17, 2023 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 17, 2023) A recent study by Katharine L. Cheung, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, and colleagues shows that residence in the so-called stroke belt of the southeastern United States is an independent risk factor for incident chronic kidney disease (CKD), Renal & Urology News reported.
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January 16, 2023 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 16, 2023) Martin Keller, M.D., associate professor of pediatric surgery, is a co-author of a study that found increased pediatric firearm injury and death rates tied to the COVID pandemic, HealthDay News reported.
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January 13, 2023 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 13, 2023) Jan Carney, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and associate dean for public health, and Jane Kolodinsky, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, wrote a commentary in VT Digger in support of a sugary beverage excise tax.
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January 12, 2023 by
Kate Strotmeyer
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January 12, 2023 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 12, 2023) Yvonne Janssen-Heininger, Ph.D., professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, is described as a “humble superstar” in an article about cancer research at UVM in The Charlotte (Vermont) News.
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January 12, 2023 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 12, 2023) Sara Pawlowski, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and division chief of Primary Care Mental Health Integration, published an article on bipolar disorder screening in MDedge Pediatric News.
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January 11, 2023 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 11, 2023) In a piece broadcast on WCAX-TV on the increase of child exposure to edible cannabis over the past several years, Jill Rinehart, M.D., FAAP, associate professor of pediatrics, stressed the importance of parents locking up cannabis products at home to keep kids from accidentally ingesting it. (Click on headline for more.)
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January 10, 2023 by
Jennifer Nachbur
Psychiatrist Greta Spottswood, M.D., M.P.H., a Class of 2011 alum of the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, directs and helped launch the Vermont Child Psychiatry Access Program to connect Vermont pediatric primary care providers with much-needed child psychiatry services.
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January 9, 2023 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 9, 2023) Daniel Barkhuff, M.D., assistant professor of medicine and a physician in the UVM Medical Center Emergency Department, shares some of the grueling challenges of his work environment in a candid opinion piece in VT Digger.
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January 6, 2023 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 6, 2023) A recent study led by Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., professor of medicine and of pathology and laboratory medicine, found that people with blood type AB are 82 percent more likely to experience thinking and memory impairments that can lead to dementia, World Today News reported.
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January 4, 2023 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 4, 2023) Susan Whitman, PA-C, NBC-HWC, a faculty member in the integrative health and wellness program at the University of Vermont, commented about mindfulness in an article in HealthyWomen about healthy habits.
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January 4, 2023 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 4, 2023) Psychiatrist Robert Emmons, M.D., a volunteer clinical faculty member at UVM’s Larner College of Medicine, penned an opinion piece about New Year’s resolutions and conscience in the (Killington, Vt.) Mountain Times.
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January 4, 2023 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 4, 2023) Jill Rinehart, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, commented to NBC5 on an increase in marijuana exposure in kids age 5 and under—an increase of 1,500 percent.
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January 1, 2023 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 1, 2023) According to Pediatrics Residency Program Director Jill Rinehart, M.D., FAAP, associate professor of pediatrics, in September 2023 UVM will host the annual summit of the Northern New England Advocacy Collaborative, a group made up of pediatric residency program leaders in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire, AAP News reports.
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December 30, 2022 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(DECEMBER 30, 2022) Larner College of Medicine alum Art Papier, M.D.’88, a dermatologist and medical informatics expert, was featured on Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare’s PSQH: The Podcast in an episode focused on lessons learned for dealing with infectious disease outbreaks.
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January 3, 2023 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JANUARY 3, 2023) Infectious disease specialist Tim Lahey, M.D., M.M.Sc., professor of medicine, was quoted in a story on WVNY-TV ABC22 about the latest COVID variant spreading in Vermont and New Hampshire.
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December 29, 2022 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(December 29, 2022) As New Year’s Eve approaches, Peter Jackson, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, spoke with WCAX-TV about alcohol abuse, alcohol poisoning, and more.
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December 28, 2022 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(DECEMBER 28, 2022) Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Christian Pulcini, M.D., M.Ed., M.P.H., an attending physician in pediatric emergency medicine at the UVM Medical Center and Children’s Hospital, published a commentary titled “We Can Prevent Firearm Tragedies — a Call to Action” in VTDigger.
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December 27, 2022 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(DECEMBER 27, 2022) UVM’s Clinical Simulation Laboratory was profiled in a story broadcast on WCAX-TV about how the Larner College of Medicine ensures that students filling emergency departments or doctors’ offices are trained to the highest potential before being put into the real world. UVM medical residents Berna Buyukozturk, M.D., and Carolina Jirka, M.D., as well as Sim Lab specialist Jim Court, were quoted in the piece. (Click on headline for more.)