World Breastfeeding Month is in August but Vermont hospitals are keeping conversations on the topic going.

RSV spiked in Vermont last fall, but the medical community is hopeful that won’t happen this year thanks to an immunization a decade in the making.

Earlier this month, the Green Mountain Care Board made a decision that would affect most people and companies that get their health care through the state’s health insurance marketplace.

This summer has shown some of the lowest COVID-19 numbers nationwide since the start of the pandemic. However, recently there has been a small increase in cases seen nationwide and in Vermont, and a new variant — EG.5, which is a member of the omicron family.

The FDA earlier this month approved what experts describe as a game changer and ray of hope for women’s health -- the first-ever pill for treating postpartum depression, and manufacturers say zuranolone could be commercially available as soon as October.

COVID-19 cases nationwide are starting to tick up, and Vermont is seeing that trend, too. Dr. Tim Plante, a general internist, epidemiologist and assistant professor at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, answered questions about this newest wave, and when you can plan to get your next booster.

Health care regulators are considering double-digit increases for Vermont hospital budgets. If some of those new hospital budgets are approved, it would increase what you pay out of pocket.

A new partnership between Vermont hospitals could be a lifesaver for babies in need of critical care. The technology connects rural doctors with specialists at the UVM Medical Center.

Mounting development costs to build a new ambulance station and medical offices along Route 100 in Waterbury Center have Waterbury Ambulance Service leaders eyeing a new site downtown and Copley Hospital officials asking the state to revise its project approval.

Statewide hospital admissions related to Covid rose to 25 in the past week, a distinct increase but still far below previous peaks of the virus.

There was a meeting of minds in Middlebury on Thursday when Vermont Congresswoman Becca Balint, Vermont Mental Health Commissioner Alison Krompf and other state leaders met to discuss the growing mental health crisis in Addison County.

Rutland Regional Medical Center made its case for a 5.6% rate increase to state health care regulators this week.

New research from the University of Vermont Medical Center could provide a big boost in the quality of life for some cancer patients with deadly blood clots.

Word spread through an Oregon hospital last month that a visitor was causing trouble in the maternity ward, and nurses were warned the man might try to abduct his partner’s newborn.

Insurance rates are set to spike next year after the Green Mountain Care Board this week approved rate increases for the state’s largest insurance companies.

The Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS) urged the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) to approve hospital budgets as submitted ahead of the annual hearings before the regulatory body beginning this week.

Nearly all of Vermont’s hospitals are seeking double-digit percentage increases in income from patient services for 2024 over 2022, setting the stage for a likely battle with health care regulators.

Vermont hospital leaders are urging the Green Mountain Care Board to sign off on their historic budget requests ahead of the budget review on Wednesday.

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital initiated a lockdown Friday night after two men arrived with gunshot wounds.