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Ounce of Prevention: Healthy diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease prevention

Ounce of Prevention: Healthy diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease prevention

Ounce of Prevention is a weekly column which presents recommendations for preventative services derived from The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Each column begins with the name of the condition, the grade provided by the...

5.4 million hit in major healthcare data breach —  names, emails, SSNs and more exposed

5.4 million hit in major healthcare data breach — names, emails, SSNs and more exposed

Hackers continue to go after healthcare-related businesses in their attacks and unfortunately, you could easily get caught up in the aftermath as the result of a data breach. Case in point, millions of Americans are now receiving data breach...

New Data from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Highlight Regional Imbalance in Mental Health Provider Availability

Findings emphasize the need for up-to-date provider data to improve access ATLANTA, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, a leading provider of data and analytics, published new findings on national and regional mental health...

Nicole Miller: The freeze of federal funding for after-school programs and its impact in Vermont

Nicole Miller: The freeze of federal funding for after-school programs and its impact in Vermont

Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a...

VTDigger Partners with CLiF and the Vermont Book Shop to deliver books to Vermont children

VTDigger Partners with CLiF and the Vermont Book Shop to deliver books to Vermont children

Dear Reader, As you know, VTDigger is your valuable, independent source of information on what’s happening in Vermont. I am honored to return to Vermont as VTDigger’s new editor-in-chief and to lead this talented team of journalists, who are...

Bill W, co-founder of AA, is a Vermont native: Here's his legacy

Bill W, co-founder of AA, is a Vermont native: Here's his legacy

EAST DORSET — An organization that has helped millions around the world work toward sobriety can trace its origins to the cozy parlor of a modest hotel in southern Vermont. That’s the room where Bill Wilson, aka “Bill W.,” the co-founder of...

Law, family and medicine converge in documentary about Vermont’s aid in dying

Law, family and medicine converge in documentary about Vermont’s aid in dying

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- An exploration of a determined woman’s choices at the end of her life, from the perspectives of family, medicine and law, is the subject of a new documentary and post-screening discussion coming to Williamstown’s Images...

Athlete Profile: Ian MacKenzie fields team for SlamT1D Vermont Summer Classic

Athlete Profile: Ian MacKenzie fields team for SlamT1D Vermont Summer Classic

ST. ALBANS - This summer, Ian MacKenzie is going full circle with the SLAMT1D Vermont Summer Classic Wiffle Ball Tournament. The annual event helps raise awareness for Type 1 Diabetes, but it's also all about having fun and building community....

Science The Burlington Free Press UVM is on a roll as National Science Foundation grants $5.5M: What it will be used for

Science The Burlington Free Press UVM is on a roll as National Science Foundation grants $5.5M: What it will be used for

The University of Vermont landed more than $5.5 million from the National Science Foundation to research next-generation artificial intelligence computing, human tissue mechanics, atmospheric science, underground robots and renewable energy...

As tick populations rise in Vermont, health officials urge precautions 

As tick populations rise in Vermont, health officials urge precautions 

A blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick, which is a carrier of Lyme disease. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP Invasive plants, new housing development and climate change are boosting tick...

Rep. Becca Balint calls for transparency on Epstein files and targets corporate greed

Rep. Becca Balint calls for transparency on Epstein files and targets corporate greed

Rep. Becca Balint, U.S. Congresswoman representing Vermont’s at-large district since 2023, has recently used her social media platform to comment on legislative actions and advocate for transparency and economic reform.On July 15, 2025, Balint...

Times Argus Community News for July 17, 2025

Times Argus Community News for July 17, 2025

AROUND TOWN Billings events WOODSTOCK — Moos & Brews & Cocktails Too! evening of cows, cocktails, live music, and local bites, will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 25, at Billings Farm & Museum. Featured Vermont craft brews and spirits...

Vermont Women’s Fund announces $359,336 in 2025 grants

Vermont Women’s Fund announces $359,336 in 2025 grants

The Vermont Women’s Fund, a component fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, announced its 2025 grant cycle awards. This year, awards were distributed to 39 nonprofit organizations across the state, totaling $359,336. These grants support...

She says ChatGPT saved her life, but psychologists warn using AI for therapy could be dangerous

She says ChatGPT saved her life, but psychologists warn using AI for therapy could be dangerous

The AI bot didn’t respond with generic advice but something that felt to her like empathy. It asked questions and reflected the pain she was feeling back to her in a way that felt human, that made her feel heard. “It was my last resort that day,”...

These Are Richest People In Every US State

From tech moguls to retail tycoons, the richest person in each U.S. state reflects the industries driving wealth across the country. Some are household names, while others have built quiet fortunes in their home states. This map, via Visual...

Vermont State Police investigate suspicious death in Pittsford

Vermont State Police investigate suspicious death in Pittsford

Vermont State Police are investigating a suspicious death that occurred in the town of Pittsford. Police received a call from a resident at a home on Hollister Quarry Road about the death of an individual, and they began the investigation at about...

Rutland Herald Community News for July 17, 2025

Rutland Herald Community News for July 17, 2025

AROUND TOWN Billings events WOODSTOCK — Moos & Brews & Cocktails Too! evening of cows, cocktails, live music and local bites, will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 25, at Billings Farm & Museum. Featured Vermont craft brews and spirits are...

Vermont Planned Parenthood health centers will lose millions under Trump law

Vermont Planned Parenthood health centers will lose millions under Trump law

Planned Parenthood health centers in the region stand to lose nearly half of the revenue they get from seeing patients under the sprawling tax and spending bill signed by President Donald Trump this month. The law prevents Planned Parenthood from...

Vermont updates its Climate Action Plan

Vermont updates its Climate Action Plan

MONTPELIER — After two years of historic floods and a radically changed political landscape, Vermont’s plan for a changing climate has received its first update. The Climate Action Plan, adopted four years ago, was updated July 1. “The plan itself...

Vermont Women's Fund announces 2025 grants; PAVE among awardees

Vermont Women's Fund announces 2025 grants; PAVE among awardees

The Vermont Women’s Fund, a component fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, on Thursday announced its 2025 grant cycle awards. This year, awards were distributed to 39 nonprofit organizations across the state, totaling $359,336. These grants...

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