The home for Vermont Public's coverage of health care issues affecting the state of Vermont.
Lexi Krupp is Vermont Public's Upper Valley/Northeast Kingdom reporter, focusing on housing and health care. Learn more about Lexi's coverage and get in touch here.
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For people with dementia, social interactions can be vital in slowing the disease’s progression. But as a person’s condition worsens, finding enjoyable things to do together can be difficult.The two longtime friends from Chittenden County hope a new card game they’ve created will help. -
It’s estimated that 26,000 Vermonters are caring for someone with dementia, a condition which makes it hard to think clearly and remember.According to the Alzheimer’s Association of Vermont, these volunteer caregivers save the the state and federal government hundreds of millions of dollars in nursing home costs. Yet support services remain patchy, and caregivers often feel overwhelmed and ill-equipped.
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The number of Vermonters 65 and older who have Alzheimer's disease is expected to increase more than 30% by 2025. It’s a fatal condition that slowly destroys memory and thinking, and one Colchester couple explains how it's reshaped their life.
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CAR T-cell therapy uses a patient’s own immune system to attack the cancer cells — and is now available in Vermont for the first time.
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We'll speak with Rep. Martin Lalonde about a proposed 'shield law' that would protect people traveling to Vermont for reproductive or gender-affirming health care, as well as the Vermont health officials who provide that care.
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The U.S. faces a shortfall of about 450,000 nurses and 120,000 doctors in the coming years. The Senate's top health committee, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, is considering bipartisan solutions.
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As the U.S. government debates whether to require higher staffing levels at nursing homes, financial records show some owners routinely push profits to sister companies while residents are neglected.
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About 2,200 nursing assistants, unit secretaries, kitchen workers and other support staff at Vermont’s largest hospital are poised to join a union after an election that concluded Friday.
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A Woman's Life Is a Human Life: My Mother, Our Neighbor, and the Journey from Reproductive Rights to Reproductive Justice was published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
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A new president and CEO takes over the helm of Vermont’s largest health network at a time of rising costs and operating deficits.
