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Health /health The home for VPR's coverage of health and health industry issues affecting the state of Vermont. en-US �� Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:34:08 GMT 'An Explosion Of Customers': Appointment-Based Services See Re-Opening Boom /vpr-news/2021-06-28/an-explosion-of-customers-appointment-based-services-see-re-opening-boom With the end of pandemic restrictions, places like doctor’s offices, salons and dental practices say they are seeing a surge in demand �� both from�� Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:34:08 GMT /vpr-news/2021-06-28/an-explosion-of-customers-appointment-based-services-see-re-opening-boom Marlon Hyde 'Racism Is A Chameleon In Vermont': Courtney Casper Creates Affinity Spaces For BIPOC Vermonters /vpr-news/2021-06-26/racism-is-a-chameleon-in-vermont-courtney-casper-creates-affinity-spaces-for-bipoc-vermonters For the past year, Courtney "Coco" Casper has focused on creating therapeutic support spaces that are free to participants and are safer and easier to�� Sat, 26 Jun 2021 13:23:05 GMT /vpr-news/2021-06-26/racism-is-a-chameleon-in-vermont-courtney-casper-creates-affinity-spaces-for-bipoc-vermonters Mary Williams Engisch 'A New Way To Look At The World': Cartoonists Collaborate With Farmworkers In 'El Viaje Más Caro' /vpr-news/2021-06-24/a-new-way-to-look-at-the-world-cartoonists-collaborate-with-farmworkers-in-el-viaje-mas-caro El Viaje Más Caro, or The Most Costly Journey, is an initiative from the Open Door Clinic in Middlebury, along with several other partners, that shares�� Fri, 25 Jun 2021 03:30:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-06-24/a-new-way-to-look-at-the-world-cartoonists-collaborate-with-farmworkers-in-el-viaje-mas-caro Mitch Wertlieb, Matthew F Smith, Abagael Giles 'The Racism Pandemic': Advocates Hope New Commission Will Improve Health Equity In Vermont /vpr-news/2021-06-21/the-racism-pandemic-advocates-hope-new-commission-will-improve-health-equity-in-vermont Vermont is about to embark on a new effort to address racial and other disparities in the health care system.More from VPR: 'A Return To Roots': Vermont�� Mon, 21 Jun 2021 10:15:37 GMT /vpr-news/2021-06-21/the-racism-pandemic-advocates-hope-new-commission-will-improve-health-equity-in-vermont Peter Hirschfeld New Cancer Blood Test Finds Evidence Of Recurrence In Some Patients Months Before Traditional Scans /vpr-news/2021-06-15/new-cancer-blood-test-finds-evidence-of-recurrence-in-some-patients-months-before-traditional-scans A new blood test can show recurrence of cancer months before it can appear on MRIs, CT scans and X-rays by looking for cancer cells in the patient’s blood. Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:20:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-06-15/new-cancer-blood-test-finds-evidence-of-recurrence-in-some-patients-months-before-traditional-scans Women Now Drink As Much As Men �� Not So Much For Pleasure, But To Cope /local-news/2021-06-09/women-now-drink-as-much-as-men-not-so-much-for-pleasure-but-to-cope Women aren't just upping their drinking, researchers say. Increasingly they are "drinking to cope," instead of for pleasure �� which accelerates the risk of alcohol use disorder and its health damage. Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:18:00 GMT /local-news/2021-06-09/women-now-drink-as-much-as-men-not-so-much-for-pleasure-but-to-cope Aneri Pattani Parents To Facebook: Don't Make A Kid-Only Instagram, Just A Better Instagram /vpr-news/2021-06-02/parents-to-facebook-dont-make-a-kid-only-instagram-just-a-better-instagram Facebook says it's working on a safer version of Instagram just for kids. Many parents worry about their kids' use of social media �� but they don't trust Facebook's solution. Wed, 02 Jun 2021 09:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-06-02/parents-to-facebook-dont-make-a-kid-only-instagram-just-a-better-instagram Shannon Bond MDMA-Assisted Therapy Can Help Treat PTSD, New Landmark Study Finds /vpr-news/2021-06-02/mdma-assisted-therapy-can-help-treat-ptsd-new-landmark-study-finds New research details how therapy assisted by the drug MDMA, also known as ecstasy or molly, can help treat the symptoms of PTSD and the underlying traumas causing it. Tue, 01 Jun 2021 17:20:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-06-02/mdma-assisted-therapy-can-help-treat-ptsd-new-landmark-study-finds Coronavirus Update: 48 New COVID-19 Infections, 1 More N.H. Death /vpr-news/2021-05-30/coronavirus-update-48-new-covid-19-infections-1-more-n-h-death NHPR is continuing to cover the developing story around coronavirus in New Hampshire. Bookmark this page for the latest updates, including case numbers... Sun, 30 May 2021 22:17:02 GMT /vpr-news/2021-05-30/coronavirus-update-48-new-covid-19-infections-1-more-n-h-death Jason Moon, NHPR Staff Skepticism Of Science In A Pandemic Isn't New. It Helped Fuel The AIDS Crisis /vpr-news/2021-05-24/skepticism-of-science-in-a-pandemic-isnt-new-it-helped-fuel-the-aids-crisis It's been 40 years since the first U.S. AIDS cases were were reported, and some who experienced the early years of the crisis say the effects of denialism then have carried into the COVID-19 pandemic. Sun, 23 May 2021 10:01:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-05-24/skepticism-of-science-in-a-pandemic-isnt-new-it-helped-fuel-the-aids-crisis Noel King, Ryan Benk, Reena Advani