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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine For the week ending August 17, the Vermont Department of Health reported that the number of COVID-19 cases in Vermont continues to grow, hospitalizations are up and COVID-related deaths in August already are more than the last four months combined.
Vermont Business Magazine The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced $26 million in funding, including $368,000 allotted for Vermont, to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), on Tuesday issued the following statement after drugmaker Eli Lilly agreed to significantly lower the list price for the starter dose of its weight loss drug Zepbound: Last month, President Biden and I co-authored an op-ed demanding th
Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) today recognized Vermont’s esteemed research institutions for receiving an accumulative $8,603,831 in investments from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The awards were granted by the NSF this fiscal cycle to a variety of research projects conducted at Vermont institutes of higher learning.
Vermont Business Magazine Leading-edge technological and mechanical systems were on display at the Fanny Allen campus in Colchester on Saturday, as UVM Medical Center’s Driver Rehabilitation Program and Trauma Survivors Network hosted an Adaptive Car Show, shining a light on the often-novel and little-known equipment, specialized training systems and rehabilitation programs tha
Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office announced that Andrew Moffitt, 21, of Hartland, Vermont, was arraigned today on one felony count of Luring a Child. The charge brought against Mr.
Vermont Business Magazine The American Red Cross continues to experience a national blood emergency as remnants of Hurricane Debby and other severe weather events across the country have further complicated efforts to rebuild the nation’s blood supply. Those in unaffected areas are urged to make an appointment to give now.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont State University (VTSU) has named Caitlin Stover, PhD, RN as the new Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences. Stover joins VTSU as the nursing program continues to expand to meet the demands of the health care workforce crisis. Highly skilled and well-prepared nurses are desperately needed across Vermont in all sectors of the health care system.
Vermont Business Magazine CPR Therapeutics, Inc (CPR-T), a development-stage medtech startup funded by the N.I.H and N.S.F to develop a generation technology for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, has announced that seven of its pre-clinical studies had been accepted after peer review for presentation at the annual American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium (AHA-RES
Vermont Business Magazine The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is recognizing 103 WIC clinics, among 10,000 nationally, with WIC Breastfeeding Awards of Excellence for work being done to help moms and babies successfully breastfeed.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Outdoor Recreation Businesses Discuss Flood Impact to Northeast Kingdom Economy (NEK) as part of Governor's Capital for the Day in Caledonia County. Kingdom Trails will help facilitate a discussion with local area businesses on flood impacts, reco
Vermont Business Magazine A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is now open in Plainfield, at Goddard College from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.