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Radiology at the Speed of a Click

New imaging system connects radiology teams across UVM Health Network improving efficiency and access to patients.

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eConsults Offer New Pathways to Specialty Care

Patients treated sooner with new program bringing specialist expertise into the primary care.

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Varicose Veins: Are They Harmful?

Your top 10 questions answered

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Solving Chronic Pain

The Comprehensive Pain Program is helping patients like John Killacky solve decades of debilitating chronic pain.

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‘Being Home is So Much Better’

When you need help to live independently, the team at UVM Home Health & Hospice can be a lifesaver.

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No Admission: Preventing Hospital Stays Before They Happen

UVM Medical Center is piloting an innovative unit in the emergency room to provide better care, sometimes at home.

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Moving the Health Care Needle

It’s called integrative health, and it’s a promising way to deliver care with complementary therapies.

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Care at Home Helps Children Thrive

Meet Henry. He’s two years old and his neurological condition is one in a million. Home health care is helping him beat the odds.

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61st in Line for a Transplant: James’ Story

His 3- and 5-year-olds knew him only as someone hooked up to a dialysis machine several hours a day. Now, thanks to an organ donation, he’s free – and he’ll get to watch them grow up.

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Top Tips for Treating Migraines

Painful, throbbing, debilitating…that’s how the pain is described by those who suffer from migraines. Adam Sprouse Blum, MD, a headache specialist at the University of Vermont Medical Center’s Headache Clinic, explains how to combat this mysterious disease.

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3 Easy Diet Changes to Improve Your Health

We all know that what we eat and drink affects our health, but sometimes the volume of advice can be paralyzing. Relax: Our experts share three small changes that have a big impact.

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Got Back Pain? These Patients Got Care Without Leaving Home

With limited in-person appointments available, Joseph Van Horn and Raymond Mitchell describe how they were able to receive orthopedic care for back injuries. Learn how they both got care during COVID-19.

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Are You at Risk for Pre-Diabetes?

Diabetes is a condition in which the body is unable to produce the correct amounts of the hormone insulin, resulting in high blood sugar levels. In the United States, 29 million Americans have diabetes and 86 million Americans have pre-diabetes. With type one diabetes, the body does not make insulin at all because the immune

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Diabetic Retinopathy: The Often Overlooked Complication of Diabetes

Diabetic retinopathy is a disease that affects nearly 8 million Americans and is a leading cause of blindness in adults. In the latest episode of HealthSource Radio, Dr. Christopher Brady talks about the disease. Brady is an ophthalmologist at the UVM Medical Center and assistant professor at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM. Listen to

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