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July 5, 2016 by
Jennifer Nachbur
The American Thoracic Society (ATS) Assembly on Respiratory Structure and Function (RSF) selected Charles Irvin, Ph.D., professor of medicine and director, Vermont Lung Center, to be the inaugural recipient of the RSF 2016 Robert Crapo Lifetime Achievement Award for Pulmonary Diagnostics.
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June 24, 2016 by
Carolyn Shapiro
The University of Vermont’s medical and nursing curriculum will be delving into more progressive territory, courtesy of five new Frymoyer Scholars projects.
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May 25, 2016 by
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The following commentary, provided by Peter Moses, M.D., University of Vermont professor of medicine and a gastroenterologist at UVM Medical Center, was originally featured on the University of Vermont Medical Center Blog.
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May 25, 2016 by
Jennifer Nachbur
Building on surprising 2011 study results, Associate Professor Anne Dixon, M.A., B.M., B.Ch., and colleagues, recently reported another critical discovery in the October 1, 2012 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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May 25, 2016 by
Jennifer Nachbur
The Vermont Medical Society recognized five Vermonters – three of them with ties to the University of Vermont – for their outstanding contributions to the health and wellbeing of the state’s residents during its 199th annual meeting held October 27, 2012 in Woodstock, Vt.
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May 24, 2016 by
Carolyn Shapiro
A relatively unknown molecule that regulates metabolism could be the key to boosting an individual’s immunity to the flu – and potentially other viruses – according to research reported today in the journal Immunity.
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May 13, 2016 by
Erin Post
Can acupuncture help patients manage their pain and other side effects, like nausea and vomiting, after surgery?
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May 11, 2016 by
Carolyn Shapiro
When University of Vermont medical student Stefan Wheat ’18 left for a global health elective in Harare, Zimbabwe last summer, he had no idea he would be testing out a new living arrangement intended to enhance his educational experience.
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April 8, 2016 by
Erin Post
Patients in the intensive care unit who rely on mechanical ventilation for life support are often awake, but unable to verbalize their needs, posing a challenge for the physicians and nurses who care for them. And although health status might be the obvious choice for what’s on their minds, preliminary data has shown that that’s not always the case.
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March 29, 2016 by
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With proposals ranging from low-cost ground-penetrating radar to a lung sealant derived from seaweed, six research teams from the University of Vermont pitched their ideas to a panel of experts at the first university-wide SPARK-VT session in June 2015, all hoping to receive a seed grant to help move their innovative work one step closer to the marketplace.
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March 29, 2016 by
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In late 2014, Margaret Tandoh, M.D., and Majid Sadigh, M.D., traveled to Liberia to treat Ebola patients at the height of the epidemic in West Africa. They spent countless hours in the Ebola treatment units hastily set up to handle the influx of people seeking care, tending to the sickest patients despite a lack of basic resources. For their efforts, they were part of the group named by Time Magazine as 2014 People of the Year.
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February 23, 2016 by
Brittany Willette
Joseph McSherry, M.D., Ph.D., UVM associate professor of neurological sciences, authored an editorial on the effects of cannabis-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
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February 23, 2016 by
Jennifer Nachbur
(FEBRUARY 23, 2016) University of Vermont pediatric cardiologist Niels Giddins, M.D., is featured in a news story about the American Heart Association's February 2016 "Little Hats, Big Hearts" campaign to increase awareness about congenital heart defects in newborns. Giddins, an associate professor of pediatrics, commented that structural problems in the heart can often appear following a seemingly healthy and normal birth. The story's video footage, taken at the UVM Medical Center's Mother-Baby Unit, also featured Molly Rideout, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics.
Watch the story online
here.
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February 17, 2016 by
Brittany Willette
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February 15, 2016 by
Jennifer Nachbur
Research by Robert Johnson, M.D., University of Vermont professor of orthopaedics and rehabilitation emeritus, and colleagues is featured prominently in a
Washington Post Health & Science article, titled
"How you can prevent ski injuries."
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February 12, 2016 by
Brittany Willette
Ahead of the coldest weekend yet, Stephen Leffler, M.D., UVM professor of surgery and chief medical officer at the University of Vermont Medical Center, offers tips to avoid frostbite and serious injuries.
Watch the interview on
WPTZ-TV.
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February 5, 2016 by
Brittany Willette
New research based on a discovery by David Warshaw, Ph.D., UVM professor and chair of molecular physiology and biophysics, and colleagues of a malfunction of a specific protein in the heart linked to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a common culprit in cases of sudden death in athletes, was the focus of this article featured in multiple media outlets.
Read more from
Medical Xpress,
ANI News,
Odisha Sun Times,Vietnam Tribune, MedIndia Health News,
Big News Network,
News Reporter,
Health Medicine Network,
Archy Newsy,
Physical Therapy Products,
Medical News Today
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February 4, 2016 by
Brittany Willette
A recent announcement that the UVM Vaccine Testing Center will be involved in the clinical trials and research on a vaccine for Zika virus, which was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization on February 1, 2016, attracted wide local and regional media coverage.
Read more from
ABC 22/Fox 44 News,
WCAX-TV CBS 3,
WPTZ-TV NBC 5,
Vermont Business Magazine, St. Albans Messenger,
Times-Argus, WCAX-TV CBS 3 HealthWatch,
U.S. News Hub,
VT Digger,
Killington Mountain Times, Burlington Sun Times,
Vermont NEA,
Vermont Public Radio Here and Now,
Rome Sentinel, Rutland Herald, The Waltonian, Press Telegraph (no longer available), University Echo
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February 4, 2016 by
Brittany Willette
The Clinical Simulation Laboratory at UVM was recently accredited by two prestigious simulation societies. The facility earned a three-year accreditation as a Comprehensive Accredited Education Institute (AEI) from the American College of Surgeons (ACS), and a five-year accreditation from the Society of Simulation in Health Care (SSH).
Read more in the
Times-Argus.
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February 4, 2016 by
Brittany Willette
The American Lung Association released its 14th annual "State of Tobacco Control" report, which finds that Vermont made progress on tobacco control policies in 2015. These findings are the topic of an article featuring comments from Keith Robinson, M.D.'07, assistant professor of pediatrics and pediatric pulmonologist.
Read the article in
The Caledonian Record.