Author Archives: Liora Engel-Smith

Liora Engel-Smith covers health care for VTDigger. She previously covered rural health at NC Health News in North Carolina and the Keene Sentinel in New Hampshire. She also had been at the Muscatine Journal in rural Iowa. Engel-Smith has master's degrees in public health from Drexel University and journalism from Temple University. Before moving to journalism, she was a scientist who briefly worked in the pharmaceutical industry.

In Vermont’s race against Omicron, newer therapeutics are hard to come by

by Liora Engel-Smith December 28, 2021, 7:12 pmDecember 28, 2021, 11:56 pm

Green Mountain Care Board approves OneCare’s 2022 budget

by Liora Engel-Smith December 23, 2021, 5:01 pmDecember 23, 2021, 5:02 pm

Vermont’s Covid-19 test distribution sites depleted in pre-holiday scramble

by Erin Petenko, Liora Engel-Smith and Jack Lyons December 23, 2021, 1:40 pmDecember 23, 2021, 7:01 pm

Hospitals and schools brace for Covid-19 surge driven by holidays and Omicron

by Liora Engel-Smith and Peter D'Auria December 22, 2021, 7:35 pmDecember 22, 2021, 7:35 pm

A person in pink scrubs enters through the double doors of an emergency room, beneath a sign that reads "EMERGENCY.

Flu returns to Vermont after taking a year off

by Liora Engel-Smith December 20, 2021, 6:50 pmDecember 20, 2021, 6:50 pm

Green Mountain Care Board set to vote on OneCare’s 2022 budget

by Liora Engel-Smith December 19, 2021, 7:43 amDecember 18, 2021, 12:32 pm

Scott appoints Dartmouth professor to Green Mountain Care Board

by Liora Engel-Smith December 17, 2021, 5:42 pmDecember 18, 2021, 4:31 pm

UVM Medical Center interior

Nursing away from home: Vermont’s shortage a boon for travelers

by Liora Engel-Smith December 15, 2021, 7:07 pmDecember 15, 2021, 7:07 pm

New England hospitals struggle as Delta cases overwhelm beds

by Liora Engel-Smith December 10, 2021, 3:31 pmDecember 10, 2021, 4:57 pm

pharmacist holding vial on syringe

Staff shortages at pharmacies may mean longer lines

by Liora Engel-Smith December 10, 2021, 7:02 amDecember 10, 2021, 4:28 pm

Hand with blue glove filling syringe

Federal vaccine rules are up in the air, but some Vermont hospitals keep mandates on the books

by Liora Engel-Smith December 8, 2021, 7:17 amSeptember 9, 2024, 4:03 pm

Ena Backus

Citing pandemic pressures, Vermont seeks a 1-year extension for its all-payer model

by Liora Engel-Smith December 1, 2021, 8:34 pmDecember 1, 2021, 8:35 pm

RRMC emergency department

Vermont reports record Covid-19 hospitalizations, strained ICU capacity

by Liora Engel-Smith November 30, 2021, 1:17 pmDecember 1, 2021, 10:24 am

Phil Scott, Mike Smith and Ena Backus

Feds proclaim Vermont’s all-payer model enrollment targets ‘unattainable’

by Liora Engel-Smith November 24, 2021, 8:08 pmNovember 24, 2021, 8:08 pm