BURLINGTON – Grab your long socks, because this summer is shaping up to be the highest activity tick season the country has seen in nearly a decade, experts say. This spring, weekly emergency room visits for tick bites in most parts of the U.S. reached their highest rates since 2017,[Read More…]
Health
Bacteria that grows in lakes, ponds pose health risks
WATERBURY – State health and environmental officials are offering tips on how to check the water in lakes and ponds for cyanobacteria blooms that can harm health. Cyanobacteria, sometimes called blue-green algae, are microorganisms that live in natural waters. Under certain conditions, these bacteria can collect into a bloom that[Read More…]
Northern Counties Health Care celebrates 50 years caring for the Kingdom
ST. JOHNSBURY – Northern Counties Health Care (NCHC) is celebrating 50 years of service to the communities of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom this year, marking five decades of community-based care for individuals and families across Caledonia, Orleans and Essex Counties. Founded in 1976 as Vermont’s first Community Health Center, NCHC was[Read More…]
CPR, stop the bleed classes, May 25
WOODBURY – Hardwick Emergency Rescue Squad continues its mission to make the towns they serve heart-safe, through education, emergency response accessibility and integrated systems. “Stop the Bleed” classes will take place at the Woodbury Fire Department, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Spots are still available. Attendees will receive a Heartsaver[Read More…]
Fixing the front door of health care
MONTPELIER – If you wake up at 9 p.m. with a high fever, a worsening cough, or a child who just doesn’t seem right, you don’t have many options. You can wait and worry or you can go to the emergency room. More and more Vermonters are choosing the latter. Not because[Read More…]
New funding, the prescription for pharmacy desert
HARDWICK – The Hardwick Walgreens shut its doors in 2024, leaving Hardwick without a pharmacy for the first time in over 150 years. This closure is just one of thousands of other pharmacy closures across the country in recent years, according to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)[Read More…]
April is Alcohol Awareness Month
MORRISVILLE – On January 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a set of new Dietary Guidelines for Americans. These updated guidelines leave out some important recommendations and information included in previous versions, including any mention or guidance on alcohol consumption by people under 21. In[Read More…]
When, why, how to use Narcan, April 4
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Public Library will hold overdose and Narcan training on Saturday, April 4 at noon. This training will be led by Karl Stein, of the Vermont Medical Reserve Corp. he training is for anyone including those who work in public settings, those who may interact with those who use[Read More…]
Healing with Chinese medicine, April 2
CABOT – Acupuncturist Christina Ducharme leads a discussion about Chinese medicine, the wood element and how to use these energies to build resiliency and healthy growth this spring, Thursday, April 2, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. She will explore how to work with the energy of growth, visioning for the[Read More…]
Measles detected in Washington County wastewater
WASHINGTON COUNTY – Vermont health officials have detected measles in Washington County wastewater. The finding triggered an alert to area health care providers, specifically those at Central Vermont Medical Center, in Berlin, to be on the lookout for the disease if patients come in with measles symptoms, which can include a[Read More…]
School PCB testing must continue
The House Committee on Education has discussed and heard testimony on H.542, a bill that proposes to end testing of additional schools for 8 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). While the bill, introduced by Rep. Conlon of Cornwall, will allow remediation of schools previously identified to have unacceptable levels of PCBs, it[Read More…]
Blood drive, March 3
HARDWICK – The American Red Cross will be in Hardwick on Tuesday, March 3 at Hazen Union High School for their next blood drive. Appointment times are from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Members of the Hardwick Kiwanis Club will assist with registration and the canteen. To make an appointment,[Read More…]
