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May 29, 2024 by
Kate Strotmeyer
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May 28, 2024 by
Angela Ferrante
Although Vermont is a small state, Larner doctors and scientists have continued to gain national recognition. Heidi Schumacher, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, and Debora Kamin Mukaz, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, were each recently invited to two separate events at the White House in Washington, D.C.
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May 28, 2024 by
Katelyn Queen, PhD
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May 23, 2024 by
John Turner and Janet Franz
A “food pharmacy” at UVM Children's Hospital provides food to pediatric patients and families in Vermont, where two in five people currently experience hunger, and families with children are five times more likely than others to face food insecurity. As demand continues to grow, the Children's Hospital hopes to expand the service across the health network.
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May 22, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(MAY 22, 2024) Stephen Leffler, M.D.’90, president and chief operating officer of the UVM Medical Center, spoke with NBC5 about the benefits of a new outpatient surgery center proposed for South Burlington.
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May 21, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(MAY 21, 2024) UVM Medical Center child psychiatrist Steven Schlozman, M.D., spoke with the Milton Independent about what’s on the minds of Vermont teenagers.
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at the Milton Independent
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May 21, 2024 by
Jeff Wakefield
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May 21, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(MAY 21, 2024) Marjorie Meyer, M.D., professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences (OB/GYN) and division chief of maternal fetal medicine, and Ira Bernstein, M.D., professor and chair of OB/GYN, are proud of UVMMC’s ranking on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals.
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at Newsweek
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May 20, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(MAY 20, 2024) Randall Holcombe, M.D., M.B.A., director of the UVM Cancer Center, spoke with WCAX-TV about the more than 100 clinical trials the Cancer Center is currently running.
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at WCAX-TV
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May 19, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(MAY 19, 2024) David Kaminsky, M.D., professor of medicine, commented in a Reuters article on a new guideline for U.S. doctors to ignore race in assessing lung health.
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at Reuters
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May 17, 2024 by
Angela Ferrante
The University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Class of 2024 Honors Night was held on May 14. The event featured recognition and awards for faculty, staff, and graduating medical students.
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May 15, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(MAY 15, 2024) Larner College of Medicine dean Richard L. Page, M.D., and Vermont State Health Commissioner Mark Levine, M.D., or their designees, have been named to an advisory working group tasked with studying psychedelic therapy to improve mental health, GreenMountain Cannabis News Reports.
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at GreenMountain Cannabis News
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May 15, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(May 15, 2024) Veterans for Responsible Leadership, a political action committee founded and led by Daniel Barkhuff, M.D., held an event called Constitutional Thresholds—billed as an “interactive and immersive tabletop exercise and war game”—in California and Washington, D.C., Seven Days reports.
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May 14, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(MAY 14, 2024) Maggie Lambert, director of Larner’s Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Med Program, spoke with WCAX-TV about a new partnership between the University of Vermont and the University of New England to expand medical education for college graduates interested in rural health care.
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at WCAX-TV
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May 14, 2024 by
Angela Ferrante
Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, held its the fifth annual Professionalism Week, providing an occasion for members of the College community to honor exemplary figures and reaffirm their dedication to the principles outlined in the College’s Professionalism Statement.
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May 10, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(MAY 10, 2024) UVM Medical Center pathologist Christina Wojewoda, M.D., professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, discussed the new COVID variant FLiRT KP.2 in a Yahoo News Parade article.
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at Yahoo News
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May 9, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(MAY 9, 2024) Richard Rawson, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry, commented to WBUR about a smartphone app being piloted by DynamiCare at CODAC Behavioral Healthcare in Rhode Island that pays addicts to stay off drugs.
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at WBUR, Boston’s NPR
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May 9, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(MAY 9, 2024) Russell Tracy, Ph.D., professor of pathology & laboratory medicine and biochemistry, spoke with WCAX-TV about his team’s groundbreaking study about the molecular impact of exercise.
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May 8, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(MAY 8, 2024) Kimberly Blake, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences, was featured in a Seven Days article on ways parents who have lost a child to addiction channel their grief.
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May 8, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(MAY 8, 2024) Vermont Health Commissioner Mark Levine, M.D., Larner professor of medicine, commented to Seven Days on the statistic that overdose deaths have topped 200 in Vermont for the third straight year.
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