Primary care a key issue this legislative session

Addison County lawmakers are among those who have written or co-sponsored bills aimed at reforming the state’s primary and broader health care systems.

Local healthcare professionals say that while they’re seeing typical influenza symptoms this year, the virus is particularly contagious and flu season got off to an early start.

Vermont Health officials reaffirm existing childhood vaccine schedule in light of changes to CDC recommendations.

Simple blood tests can predict the possibility of future cognitive decline among people with no current symptoms, new UVM research shows.

Last year Dr. Mike Kiernan suddenly flipped from physician to patient while on the job in the Porter Emergency Department.

Nurse practitioner Monica Benjamin of Porter Pediatrics offer tips for keeping your family healthy this cold and flu season.

Exercise is an important part of overall wellbeing.

Stroke Awareness Vermont invites the community to join the 3rd Annual Middlebury Walk for Stroke Awareness on Saturday, Oct. 25.

Addison County horse tests positive for Eastern equine encephalitis, and state also reports first human case of West Nile Virus in Vermont this year.

The Vermont Department of Health strongly recommends limiting evening time outdoors in high-risk areas due to the threat of Eastern equine encephalitis. Vergennes, Whiting and Cornwall are at slightly higher risk.

While social distancing best practices may limit some of the ways you might typically cool down when it’s warm, there are still many ways you can keep your cool.  Older Vermonters and people with disabilities and chronic conditions are at greater risk for … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Sometimes a chair is just a chair, but right now for many elderly clients at Project Independence a chair can be much more. In fact, after the senior center shut down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a chair might be a home gym, a dance … (read more)

MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday further tightened restrictions on Vermonters by ordering them to restrict and minimize activities outside the home. The Vermont governor late today issued a “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order and directed the closure of i … (read more)

BURLINGTON — The Vermont Department of Health on Thursday, Jan. 16, reported a statewide outbreak of hepatitis A, joining 30 other states including New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD, said the outbreak here is in the earl … (read more)