How would clinical decision making differ for a patient who refuses a blood transfusion based on religious beliefs and one who does so based on medical misinformation? That was the question posted to attendees at “Ethical Case Challenges: Health Care Disinformation and Misinformation,” a panel discussion moderated by Jan K Carney, MD, MPH, MACP, and …

YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION RESEARCH AND TRAINING GAINS INVALUABLE NEW RESOURCES Suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth in Vermont, yet finding care that directly addresses suicide prevention with an evidence-based approach is exceedingly difficult. Adding to the complexity is a deficit in suicide prevention research and a limited availability of suicide-specific trainings …

Written by Thomas Griffin, PhD, Assistant Professor, UVM LCOM Division of Public Health Here in Vermont, we are facing unusually high winter temperatures – a reminder of the acute effects that climate patterns have on our daily lives. Flooding is not typically on the top of minds this time of year even though it can …

Written by Vinh Le, MS 4, Larner College of Medicine The opioid epidemic is a national crisis that claims more than 130 lives daily and has contributed to a majority of the one million drug overdose deaths in the US since 1999.1-3 The progression of the crisis can be described in three waves, the first …