Recent News

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  • Looking at the Future of Cardiovascular Health through the Lens of Early-Career Investigators
    February 22, 2023 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine features some of the world’s foremost cardiovascular researchers, experts in cardiovascular disease risk factors, thrombosis, atherosclerosis, stroke, and heart failure. the science shared by early-career investigators at the Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont’s fourth annual Viridis Montis Challenge, it was apparent that the institution’s reputation and legacy in the field of cardiovascular research will continue to have a global impact.
  • UVM Cancer Center Offers Innovative New Cancer Treatment
    February 22, 2023 by Katherine Strotmeyer
    The University of Vermont Cancer Center now offers a novel, highly effective form of cancer treatment called CAR T-cell therapy, and recently began treating patients. The Cancer Center is the only health care institution in Vermont and northern New York to provide the treatment.
  • Study Shows Speeding Up Heart Rate Helps Heart Failure Patients with Stiff Hearts
    February 22, 2023 by Jennifer Nachbur
    A new study published in JAMA Cardiology by UVM cardiovascular medicine fellow Margaret Infeld, M.D., M.S., and colleagues found evidence that by implementing a tailored acceleration of heart rates, they could reduce congestion and improve the circulation of blood in heart failure patients with "stiff" hearts.
  • Stacey Sigmon and Sherrie Khadanga Receive Gender Equity Award Recognition
    February 21, 2023 by Charles Brooks
    Vermont Center on Behavior and Health members Stacey Sigmon, Ph.D., and Sherrie Khadanga, M.D., will be recognized at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine's Celebration of Gender Equity in Medicine and Science. Dr. Sigmon is the 2023 recipient of the Gender Equity Outstanding Achievement in Medicine and Science Award, and Dr. Khadanga is the winner of the 2023 Rising Star Emerging Professional Award.
  • Holcombe Named Associate Dean for Cancer Programs at UVM Larner College of Medicine
    February 21, 2023 by Ed Neuert
    Randall F. Holcombe, M.D., M.B.A., director of the UVM Cancer Center and chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Medicine, has been appointed as associate dean for cancer programs at the UVM Larner College of Medicine.

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