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Most people know depression can be treated with therapy and medication. Fewer realize that for the many patients whose depression doesn't respond to these standard approaches, there's an FDA-approved treatment that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate the brain directly. It's called transcrania…
Each year, the last week of February is recognized as Eating Disorder Awareness Week. In the days leading up to it, my inbox typically floods with reminders of deadly statistics, awareness events, and calls for legislative action. As a clinician who has worked for several years in eating dis…
Note: this column was first published in February 2025, but this vital information is worth repeating.
Recently, our communications manager asked me to write an article for a local publication on any mental health topic — presumably tied to my work in child and family mental health. I’ll admit, getting started took me longer than expected. Every time I landed on a topic, I found a reason to d…
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont (NAMI Vermont) will be hosting a virtual NAMI Family-to-Family education program for family members of individuals living with mental health conditions. This evidence-based program has been proven to significantly improve the coping and prob…
When you or someone you care for suddenly doesn’t feel well, and needs urgent medical advice, the first question is often, “Where should we go?”
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont (NAMI Vermont) will be hosting a virtual NAMI Family-to-Family education program for family members of individuals living with mental health conditions. This evidence-based program has been proven to significantly improve the coping and prob…
There has been a lot of public attention surrounding pediatric hepatitis B vaccines recently. Are they safe? Are they necessary? Here is some information to help you decide.
The holiday season is upon us, traditionally a time of celebrating the year’s harvest. Vegetables sometimes get a bad rap, but, personally, I find vegetables to be the most interesting and versatile things to cook.
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Winter brings us many joyous moments and, in Brattleboro, quite a stunning backdrop. Snow covered mountains, frosted trees, frozen bodies of water eager to be visited by ice skaters, and the vibrant downtown are all beautiful wonders to experience. But with all the exquisite gifts winter pro…
It’s a well-known fact that respiratory infections tend to peak between the months of October and April—with a marked increase caused by influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) amongst others.
TOWNSHEND – Grace Cottage has received Act 250 approval to proceed with its $21-million renovation and hopes to break ground in late 2026.
Over one million Americans are newly diagnosed with diabetes each year. Could you be one of them? Should you be screened? Are there things you can do to prevent diabetes?
BRATTLEBORO — On Thursday, Oct. 30, from 1 to 4 p.m., community members are invited to a free rapid HIV and/or Hepatitis C testing event at Turning Point of Windham County, 39 Elm St.
In the Feb. 7 edition of her daily column, Heather Cox Richardson wrote about the thousand plus people who turned out at a recent Surprise City, Arizona Council meeting to oppose the establishment of an ICE detention center in their community. During that meeting, one of the opponents told a…
To the Editor: When it comes to people dying in this country why is so much emphasis put on gun related deaths? Understandably, gun related deaths usually present as a tough situation. And yes, we want to limit those deaths. Some organizations say guns are the leading death of children. Base…
To the Editor: Dear people of the great state of Vermont,
To the Editor: Representative Sibilia, in response to your legislative update on House 355, the Defend the Guard Act, introduced in the Vermont House of Representatives on February 26, 2025, yet to be voted on ("Understanding the 'Defend the Guard' movement and H.355," March 4): this Act is …
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