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November 9, 2023
Just-In-Case Antibiotics: A Good Idea?
Sometimes they’re not just what the doctor ordered.
September 29, 2022
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.
June 14, 2022
Men’s Health Cheat Sheet
Many men in their 30s and 40s haven’t had a checkup in years. Here’s a men’s health cheat sheet to help you get your health care back on schedule.
April 7, 2022
Let’s Talk About Consent
It can be uncomfortable, but talking explicitly to our children and young adults about safe and unsafe touch is critical to empowering them and helping them understand that they are in control of their bodies.
March 25, 2022
When Time Is of the Essence
For stroke patients in rural areas, new technology can save a life.
June 10, 2021
Hey Man, These Small Changes Have a Big Impact on Your Health
Most health issues are largely preventable, but studies show many men don’t access health care regularly. In honor of Men’s Health Month, we asked an expert for simple advice for guys hoping to live a healthier lifestyle.
November 21, 2019
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Quitter?
Every year thousands of Americans make the decision to cut back on their smoking or – even better – quit smoking entirely. Today is the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout, when we celebrate the people who have put in the time, effort and shown the willpower that it takes to be a quitter. Between
November 11, 2019
The Truth About Overactive Bladder
It’s Bladder Health Awareness Month, so we talked to Gillian Stearns, MD, urologist, about a topic we get a lot of questions about: overactive bladder. What is overactive bladder? Overactive bladder (OAB) refers to a group of urinary symptoms associated with urgency and urinary frequency. We also associate OAB with incontinence without another explanation (such
April 19, 2019
"The Phone Call That Changed Our Lives."
Providing education, advocacy and support of organ donation isn’t just part of my professional role, it’s part of my personal life as a wife, mom and daughter. My personal story Eleven years ago this month, just months after the birth of our first child, our family received the phone call that would not only change
April 18, 2019
One Heart, Two Families: A Story of Organ Donation
For Donna and Mike Andre of Brushton, NY, numbers define the moments leading to their son Ben’s tragic death. It was March 17, 2015 – St. Patrick’s Day, Mike’s birthday. Ben had gone to a friend’s house to wait for his girlfriend to get off work at 11. It was classic North Country March weather:
April 9, 2019
The Greatest Gift — The Gift of Life
April is National “Donate Life” month, an opportunity to celebrate life-saving organ and tissue donors and the recipients whose lives they save. Most often, transplant surgery relies on altruistic generosity. For those waiting with end-stage organ failure, their lives and future are in the hands of strangers, and they wait, not knowing if they will
March 12, 2019
Kidney Stone Symptoms & Causes: How to Prevent a Common Health Issue
Kidney stones occur in 1/11 people during a lifetime. The number of people forming stones has doubled in the past 15 years. A person who has had a kidney stone has a 50 percent chance of forming another stone over 5-10 years. The good news is that for many people, another kidney stone can be
February 14, 2019
Remembering Those Who Gave the "Gift of Life"
It’s fitting that National Donor Day is February 14, a day we already associate with love. On this day, we raise awareness about organ donation and celebrate the lives of organ and tissue donors. Most people will eventually be affected by donation in their lives. They will either know someone who needs, or has received