Vermont Department of Health

A Chittenden County man in his 70s died in September from eastern equine encephalitis. He was first hospitalized in August.

Vermont health officials have urged people in some Vermont towns to avoid going outdoors between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. to minimize risk of contracting Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, from infected mosquitoes.

School districts that serve Burlington and Swanton are adjusting practice and game schedules and asking families to take measures to protect themselves with insect repellent and long sleeves.

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

The products contain a legal but psychotropic compound produced by the Amanita muscaria mushroom. Vermont's health commissioner said they can cause symptoms like confusion and dizziness.

After last summer’s beach closures due to cyanobacteria, some places are implementing a new categorization system that will allow visitors to enter the water at their own risk.

The Rutland County freezer site at Promise Breastfeeding will offer pasteurized donor human milk, which gives infants many essential nutrients and supports immune health.

If Vermont wants to reduce last year's record 237 overdose deaths, the health commissioner says, the state needs to find ways to connect people using opioids with treatment options. Many of the people who died had no connection to treatment.

We look at the growth of Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses in Vermont. We hear the stories of people who have been affected by Lyme and struggled to return to good health.

We get the latest on Vermont's ongoing response to COVID-19.