Living Healthy Together
Each week we share stories, advice and insights from those closest to care in Vermont and northern New York while exploring the local and national issues shaping health care. Catch "Living Healthy Together" live airing on Radio Vermont's WDEV Fridays at 1 pm. Have questions or ideas? Email us at HealthTalk@UVM Health.org. Join the conversation and discover the human side of health care. Living Health Together is a partnership of University of Vermont Health and Radio Vermont. WDEV-AM Waterbury 550 AM WDEV-FM Warren/Sugarbush 96.1 FM WDEV-FM Barre 96.5 FM WDEV-FM Montpelier 98.3 FM WDEV-FM Island Pond 101.9 FM
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The Tick-Borne Disease You’ve Never Heard Of
SEPTEMBER 25, 2026
Infectious disease physician and researcher Peter Hyson, MD, is looking for new treatments to one of the fastest-growing tick-borne diseases in the northeast: babesiosis. Caused by a parasite that infects red blood cells, babesiosis shares similarities with malaria and is becoming ...
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More than Lyme: The Tick-Borne Diseases You Need to Know About
SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
Could a tick bite make you allergic to red meat? Lyme disease is just one of several tick-borne health threats emerging across the Northeast. Continue the conversation as Natalie Kwit and Patti Casey take a closer look at the diseases ticks carry and the growing public health chall...
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Why Ticks Are Showing Up in More Places
SEPTEMBER 11, 2026
Ticks are a growing public health concern across Vermont and the Northeast, but many don’t understand how they live, spread and transmit disease. Natalie Kwit, Vermont Public Health Veterinarian, and Patti Casey, Vermont Agency of Agriculture Environmental Surveillance Program Dire...
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