Lexi Krupp
Reporter, Science & HealthLexi covers science and health stories for Vermont Public.
Previously, she was a science reporter at a public radio station in northern Michigan and a podcast producer at Gimlet Media in New York City. Her work has appeared on NPR, Here & Now, and in Audubon, Popular Science, VICE, and Medscape. Krupp also worked as a science teacher, and once spent a summer tracking mountain goats for the U.S. Forest Service.
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Every year, the Winooski River carries chloride, mostly from road salt, equal to the weight of about 40,000 black rhinos. -
Vermont Law and Graduate School has welcomed four fellows focused on animal issues, under a new advanced degree program. Plus, the race to become Vermont’s next speaker of the House remains unsettled in the lead up to the legislative session, state officials are scrambling to set up procedures to test raw milk for bird flu, Sen. Peter Welch is raising concerns about President-elect Trump’s law enforcement nominees, and the UVM men’s soccer team has advanced to their first ever NCAA College Cup. -
In a freezing laboratory in New Hampshire, a modified 3D printer spit out a structure the size of a toaster made of ice. -
Early December is expected to be colder than normal in New England. But the rest of the winter has a good chance of above-average temperatures. -
Hospital leaders say they have no other choice but to cut services, like inpatient psychiatric care at Central Vermont Medical Center, in order to avoid operating at a loss. But lawmakers want them to reconsider. -
The hospital system has said dialysis clinics in St. Albans, Rutland and Newport will remain open as they look for alternative providers. At Central Vermont Medical Center, hospital leaders plan to close the in-patient psych unit, and they'll consolidate several community clinics. -
The program is meant to prevent people from needing hospital care by providing short-term support. -
Hundreds of residents expressed their support for Gifford Medical Center at a community meeting this week after a report released in September said Gifford will not be able to sustain its operations without major restructuring. -
The health network announced a range of planned cuts, including closing an inpatient psychiatric unit, ending operation of kidney dialysis centers, and admitting fewer patients for overnight hospital care. -
It’s open enrollment for people who buy their health insurance through the state’s marketplace, and most qualify for substantial subsidies from the federal government.
