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by Vermont Health Commissioner Harry Chen, MD The United Health Foundation just released its annual America's Health Rankings. Again, Vermont finds itself near the top of the charts as the second healthiest state. We have ranked #1 or #2 healthiest for seven years running. This is certainly cause for celebration, one for which many Vermonters deserve credit.
by Carolyn Shapiro, UVM No two patients with lung cancer are exactly alike – some are former smokers and others have never smoked – and often, different genetic mutations are responsible for their disease. While treatments exist to target many of these mutations, cancer cells can be tricky to treat: they can adapt and sneak around the targeted drugs and continue to grow.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell has reached an agreement with Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc that addresses concerns with the 2014 price increase of the opioid antidote drug Naloxone.
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center’s new ExpressCare in Waterbury Center is scheduled to open Jan. 4. Located at 76 McNeil Road, off Route 100 near Pete’s Greens Waterbury Farm Market, it offers quick and easy walk-in medical care with no appointment required.
by John McClaughry In two short weeks the Vermont legislature will be back in Montpelier. The central issue will be contriving some way to produce a balanced General Fund budget for 2017 – without any visible increases in taxes. Every year for the past five the legislature has faced nagging deficits.
Vermont Business Magazine Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) has attained its fourth Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the highest honor an organization can receive for excellence in nursing. SVMC was the first hospital in Vermont to receive the designation.
Vermont Business Magazine Members of the local chapter of the American Academy of Professional Coders gathered to present a check to staff at the Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center. More than $1,000 was raised through several fundraisers in 2015, including a bake sale, Sip and Swirl painting events, and a PartyLite candle sale.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Community Loan Fund, (VCLF) a 501(c)3 nonprofit, mission-driven lender, has been named the 2015 Vermont Mission Lender of the Year by the US Small Business Administration (SBA) Vermont District Office.
Vermont Business Magazine During calendar 2015, the Vermont Economic Progress Council (VEPC) authorized job creation incentives totaling $4.3 million under the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive (VEGI) program, which will encourage the creation of 332 new, well-paying jobs for Vermonters, with an average compensation of $48,250.
Vermont Business Magazine The Department of Public Service announced Friday that the Public Service Board has approved the Memorandum of Understanding entered into between FairPoint and the Department that will benefit customers who suffered service outages during 2014.
by Mike Smith The Washington Post recently conducted an analysis to fact-check a statement by Senator Marco Rubio when he said that “none of the major shootings that have occurred in this country over the last few months or years that have outraged us, would gun laws have prevented them.” The Post developed a list of 12 mass shootings, starting with the horrific Newtown, CT, sh
Vermont Business Magazine The Norwich University Sullivan Museum and History Center presents “Saddle Up! Norwich Cavalry: Training, Touring and Tactics on Horseback,” with an opening reception to be held on Friday, January 22, from 3:30-5:30 pm. The state’s only Smithsonian Affiliate, the Sullivan Museum and History Center is free and open to the public.