Health & Science

Researchers are exploring how RNA, a biological substance that went into COVID vaccines, can help treat disease and even provide pain relief.

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.

How real is the five-second rule? Am I going to get explosive diarrhea if I keep reheating the same leftovers? A refresher course on food safety ahead of the holiday season.

A legislative working group recently released its report that says Vermont should not allow health care practitioners to use psychedelics in treating mental health disorders.

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 Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets runs a program in the summer testing mosquitoes for Eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile virus. The stakes are raised as EEE is detected in more bugs around the state.

Eastern Equine Encephalitis— also known as EEE— has come to Vermont.

The death from Eastern Equine Encephalitis announced Tuesday was the first known case in New Hampshire since 2014.

In a recent press release, the Vermont Department of Health announced one case of the mosquito-transmitted disease in Chittenden County.

A new study from researchers at UVM's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources reveals that the center of Greenland's ice sheet has melted in the recent geographical past — more recently than previously believed. It could have implications on today's warming world.