Health & Science

Cases of the fungus that did not respond to antifungal medicine tripled in 2021. It can be deadly, but does not seem to have adverse effects on healthy people.

The study in Burlington is examining if altering parts of the brain changes how a person judges a piece of music.

Lawmakers in the Vermont House are expected to vote this week on a bill that would create a civil recourse for victims of stealthing — the nonconsensual removal or tampering with a condom during sex.

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.

Host Connor Cyrus talks with Vermonters who have adopted plant-based diets for health and other reasons.

In more than half of U.S. states, wildlife have tested positive for COVID-19, according to data from the USDA. Millions of dollars in federal money have gone toward testing animals like mink, ferrets and deer – species that can pass the virus to humans. Vermont is running its own study.

A wasp from the Russian Far East could help save the region's ash trees. But don't expect to see big, healthy ash trees in New England forests anytime soon.

Host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with a Vermont doctor who specializes in menopause about its symptoms and treatment options.

Many New England states are working to protect and expand abortion access after the Supreme Court ruled against the constitutional right to abortion.

The new approach would simplify vaccination guidance so that, every fall, people would get a new shot, updated to try to match whatever variant is dominant.