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The election took place on Friday, with 123 ballots cast in favor of unionizing and 57 against. -
As the dust settles from the first wave of firings at health agencies, here's how many people got cut and the impact of the roles that were lost. -
The state is monitoring for bird flu in dairy cows and people who are hospitalized with the flu. -
A majority of nurses at the St. Albans hospital voted to unionize this month following a failed vote in 2018. -
His leadership in Vermont through the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health crises "has been praised and celebrated," Sen. Peter Welch said in a statement Friday. Levine will be leaving the health department at the end of next month. -
Almost nine percent of recent emergency room and urgent care visits in Vermont were due to flu-like illnesses. -
The inpatient psychiatry unit at Central Vermont Medical Center recently stopped admitting new patients. At the end of January, it will close altogether in an effort to save the hospital system money. -
At the Pride Center of Vermont, Trans Program Manager and SafeSpace Advocate Em Russo says people are thinking through gender markers on their documents, coming together in support group settings and 鈥� finding moments of joy. -
Old medical bills that have reached 鈥渢erminal bad debt status鈥� can be purchased for pennies on the dollar from collectors and health care providers. Officials are planning to introduce legislation to utilize that opportunity for Vermonters. -
The proposed doula certification program would be a step toward allowing Medicaid coverage for doula services.
