A little known medical condition known by the four letters PCOS is a major cause of infertility and risk factor for diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure. If you watch the popular NBC television series, This Is Us, you may be familiar with main character Kate struggles with PCOS related obesity and infertility. PCOS refers to polycystic ovary syndrome. 

Jennifer Dundee, MD is a gynecologist who specializes in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the University of Vermont Medical Center. She's also an assistant professor at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM.

What is PCOS?

Statistics show only 9.2% of people ever achieve their New Year's resolutions. So are they worth it, and if so, how do you achieve them? Corey Cenate and Sarah Yandow are both health coaches with the employee wellness program at The University of Vermont Medical Center. Cenate and Yandow talk about how to keep your resolution.

New Year Resolutions

A new eating disorder is getting noticed by healthcare providers. Orthorexia refers to an obsession with proper or healthful eating. People with orthorexia become so fixated on healthy eating that they actually do damage to their own well-being. Orthorexia is not formally recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, but awareness is growing. Dr. Amy Littlefield is a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist with a board certification in integrative oncology. She now partners with the University of Vermont Cancer Center to provide treatment of cancer patients during chemotherapy infusion, and will talk to us about Orthorexia.

What is Orthorexia?

Intermittent fasting refers to an eating style where you eat within a specific time period and fast the rest of the time. Some say intermittent fasting is an effective way to lose weight, others say it's not safe. Bridgette Shay RD and Emily Claremont, RD, both registered dietitians at The University of Vermont Medical Center talk about the new trend.

What is Intermittent Fasting and is it Beneficial ?

More than five million Americans have heart failure, making it one of the leading causes of hospitalization. 550,000 new cases are diagnosed each year in the United States. Experts estimate that by 2030 more than eight million Americans will have heart failure, that's one out of every 33 people. Heart failure also accounts for the highest 30 day admission rate of any diagnosis. With more than one million hospitalizations each year in the US. A new program with the University of Vermont Health Network is helping to reduce that rate, seeing a 14 percent reduction in its first year. Robert Hamble, a heart failure nurse clinician at the University of Vermont Medical Center, talks with us about his work on this issue.

Heart Failure: How a New Program is Saving Lives in Vermont

According to the American Heart Association, about five million Americans are diagnosed with heart valve disease each year. Harold Dauerman, a cardiologist at the University of Vermont Medical Center and a professor at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM,  talks with us about heart valve disease and new treatments for it.

Heart Valve Disease: What You Should Know

According to the American Heart Association, about five million Americans are diagnosed with heart valve disease each year. 
Harold Dauerman, MD, cardiologist at UVM Medical Center, talks about what heart valve disease is and new treatments for it. Dauerman is a professor at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM.

What is Heart Valve Disease and How Can it Be Treated?

Have you heard of the inherited heart condition that affects about 1 in 500 people? It’s called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and it causes an enlarged heart, which may result in chest pain, dizziness, and even a sudden cardiac arrest. Here to talk to us about the tiny molecular motors that power the heart, mutations that enhance their function, and UVM research discoveries in this area is David Warshaw, PhD, Professor and Chair of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics at the University of Vermont.

Bigger Isnt Better: Risks & Reasons For An Enlarged Heart

Every year more than 3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States. In Vermont, child neglect and abuse has increased by 60 percent since 2012.

James Metz, MD, talks to us about the signs of child abuse and much more. Dr. Metz is pediatrician at the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital and assistant professor at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM.

Child Abuse: Making an Invisible Problem Visible

The University of Vermont Health Network is embarking on a major upgrade to its electronic health record system. Over the next several years, hospitals in the network will be transitioning to a system called Epic. We'll be chatting with several network leaders about the transition and what it means for patients and providers.

The Transition to Epic - A Discussion with Dr. Fred Kniffin

The University of Vermont Health Network is undergoing a significant upgrade to its electronic health record system which will impact the Network’s patients and providers across Vermont and northern New York. To better understand these changes, Neal Goswami of the University of Vermont Medical Center invites leaders from across the Network to sit down for one-on-one Q+A conversations.

Q&A With Dr. Stephen Leffler: What Epic Means for You

The University of Vermont Health Network is undergoing a significant upgrade to its electronic health record system, which will impact the Network’s patients and providers across Vermont and northern New York. 

To better understand these changes, we invited leaders from across the Network to sit down for one-on-one Q+A conversations. This is our conversation with Adam Buckley, MD, chief information officer at The University of Vermont Health Network.

An Epic Q&A With UVM Health Network CIO Adam Buckley

Staff and providers at the University of Vermont Medical Center discuss relevant health topics and give you tips on how to live a healthier life.

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