Health

Nils Shenholm builds saunas in the Finnish tradition at his Duxbury workshop.

Host Connor Cyrus speaks with a neurologist and advocate about diagnosing, treating and living with Alzheimer's and dementia in Vermont.

This hour, we'll hear a recent episode of Brave Little State about Vermont's lack of freestanding birth centers. And host Mikaela Lefrak talks to a certified nurse midwife in Vermont.

Vermont’s pandemic death toll is larger than previously reported. The Health Department announced on Friday it found an additional 86 COVID-19 fatalities, some of which date back to April 2020.

Vermont is the only state in the Northeast without a freestanding birth center. We dig into the reasons why, and talk to folks pushing for change.

Host Connor Cyrus talks about sobriety with people who have chosen not to drink, a bartender who makes mocktails and a nonalcoholic beverage maker.

Their accounts contrast sharply with what chemical giants have said about worker safety at their facilities. At an Olin plant outside of McIntosh, Ala., workers recall decades of asbestos exposure.

This hour, host Connor Cyrus speaks with a Vermont psychiatrist and pharmacist about the shortage of medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Reproductive education and access to contraception have taken on a greater importance since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. In Vermont, sex ed is more progressive than many places in the country — though some say it’s still not enough.

A growing number of fatal opioid overdoses in Vermont involve an animal tranquilizer that blunts the effectiveness of overdose-reversing medications. It’s a trend that’s concerning health officials as the state experiences a high number of overdose deaths.