Recent News

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  • UVM Faculty-Founded THINKMD & Save the Children Expand Partnership
    April 27, 2023 by Jennifer Nachbur
    An expanded partnership between University of Vermont physician-founded THINKMD and global children’s health leader Save the Children aims to have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of children in vulnerable communities across the globe.
  • Delaney Tells Vox Safe Firearm Storage Is Key to Reducing Gun Violence
    April 26, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (APRIL 26, 2023) Health care professionals play a critical role in promoting safe firearm storage, Associate Professor of Pediatrics Thomas Delaney, Ph.D., — who does suicide prevention work at the Larner College of Medicine — told Vox.
    Read full story at Vox
  • Gogo Comments on Vt. Flavored Tobacco Ban, WCAX Reports
    April 26, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (APRIL 26, 2023) CBS3 reported that Vermont legislators are contemplating a proposal to ban menthol and flavored tobacco products, including vapes, something medical experts say is crucial to preventing problems later in life. “It’s not a clear risk or outcome when you start smoking or vaping when you’re 16-17 years old. These are things that start to cause problems when you’re 40, 50, 60 years old,” said cardiologist Prospero Gogo, M.D., professor of medicine.
  • World Today News Highlights Cushman Study on COVID-19 Vaxx and Blood Clot Risk
    April 25, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (APRIL 25, 2023) Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., professor of medicine and of pathology & laboratory medicine, is a co-author of a study on COVID-19 vaccines and their alleged risk of causing blood clots that was highlighted in World Today News.
    Read full story at World Today News
  • VTDigger Reports Levine Plan to Stockpile Mifepristone
    April 21, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (APRIL 21, 2023) An internal memo obtained by VTDigger, dated April 20 and signed by Health Commissioner and Larner Professor of Medicine Mark Levine, M.D., laid out a plan to stockpile a two-year supply of mifepristone, one of two pills taken in tandem to induce an abortion.
    Read full story at VTDigger

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