Amid a national staffing shortage at health care facilities across the country, The University of Vermont Health Network and Vermont State University announced plans Thursday to expand funding for the university’s respiratory therapy training program.

A primary care doctor at the University of Vermont Health Network will soon start treating depression with a mind-altering drug that's shown promise in helping people who don't respond to traditional medicine.

As state legislatures across the United States enact new prohibitions against abortion and gender-affirming medical care, Republican Gov. Phil Scott Wednesday signed two bills that will protect health care providers and their patients from criminal charges filed by prosecutors outside the state of Vermont.

S.36, the workplace violence bill, has passed both the House and the Senate and is going to the governor’s desk. Thank you to all the health care providers who contacted legislators—they heard you.

Springfield Hospital is partnering with Dartmouth Health Connected Care to use three forms of telehealth, according to a news release.

The Central Vermont Medical Center has become the first hospital in Vermont to offer an innovative new treatment for ACL tears that doctors say can help a torn ACL heal itself.

This week, Groundworks Collaborative resumed its role in providing for some of the most vulnerable members of the community.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announced an agreement Monday to formally affiliate and work together across both companies.

David and Marcia Elder packed their bags anticipating a month-long stay at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., when David went in for a bone-marrow transplant in late February, as part of his treatment for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer.

Hold on tight. This is when being in the building matters most. Language changes come in at the last minute and the addition or deletion of one word can make a big difference. See below for what we’ve been following.

Long awaited housing is opening in South Burlington for employees of the University of Vermont Health Network. A ribbon cutting Thursday marked a milestone in UVM Health Network’s struggle to hire and retain in hiring and staff.

The Emergency Department at Rutland Regional Medical Center has launched a new Nurse Practitioner Triage Model of Care with three Nurse Practitioners specializing in Emergency Medicine.

Thousands of babies are born every day but nursing students often don’t get to witness a birth in school. A new simulation lab is giving hands-on experience at Northern Vermont University-Lyndon.

A new report sheds light on whether Vermont’s big investments in mental health and home health agencies are paying off, and also raising questions about how the state funds its designated agencies.

On Friday evening, the Senate Appropriations Committee wrapped up their work on the FY 24 budget, and passed it out of their committee unanimously.

Senate budget writers have advanced their draft of Vermont’s $8.5 billion budget, which would inject tens of millions of new money into child care, health care and the human services

As a federal legal battle threatens to revoke the decades-old approval of a widely used abortion medication, Vermont lawmakers are making last-minute amendments to this year’s major abortion legislation to protect access to the pill within the state.

Spring is in full swing in our region, and you might be excited to get outside with your four-legged friend, but warm weather also brings out ticks.

A proposal to transform part of the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital into an adult forensic facility was approved by the Senate last month and is now being discussed in the House.