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.

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OneCare board chair to step down in January

by Liora Engel-Smith November 19, 2021, 4:52 pmNovember 19, 2021, 4:52 pm

Holiday Covid-19 transmission likely to determine Vermont’s ICU capacity this winter

by Liora Engel-Smith November 18, 2021, 6:23 pmOctober 22, 2024, 5:36 pm

What parents need to know about Pfizer shots for children

by Liora Engel-Smith November 14, 2021, 7:29 amAugust 30, 2024, 10:23 pm

Vermont hospitals under pressure as pent-up demand, Covid-19 pack ICUs

by Liora Engel-Smith November 12, 2021, 4:03 pmNovember 12, 2021, 4:03 pm

Monday’s new coronavirus case count less than half of Thursday’s all-time high

by Liora Engel-Smith November 8, 2021, 4:17 pmAugust 30, 2024, 10:23 pm

J&J’s ‘one and done’ made it easier to vaccinate homeless Vermonters. The CDC’s 2nd dose guideline complicates things.

by Liora Engel-Smith November 4, 2021, 6:34 amAugust 30, 2024, 10:34 pm

What to expect from the youth vaccine rollout in Vermont

by Liora Engel-Smith and Mike Dougherty October 29, 2021, 8:37 amNovember 6, 2021, 8:58 am

‘Just our time’: Orleans County residents contend with case spike amid coronavirus fatigue

by Liora Engel-Smith and Riley Robinson October 27, 2021, 1:00 pmOctober 27, 2021, 7:01 pm

Vermont Health Connect open enrollment will mean big savings to some

by Liora Engel-Smith October 21, 2021, 6:32 amOctober 20, 2021, 5:55 pm

Vermont temporarily adds long-term care, rehabilitation beds

by Liora Engel-Smith October 20, 2021, 7:43 amOctober 17, 2024, 5:27 pm

Construction of recovery facility in Essex hailed as ‘long overdue’

by Liora Engel-Smith October 17, 2021, 8:12 amNovember 1, 2023, 3:24 pm

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University of Vermont Health Network outlines solutions to issues around accessing care

by Liora Engel-Smith October 12, 2021, 9:10 pmOctober 12, 2021, 9:10 pm

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Fanny Allen operating rooms, rehab unit scheduled to reopen

by Liora Engel-Smith October 11, 2021, 8:07 amOctober 13, 2021, 5:55 pm

What Vermonters need to know about Covid-19 vaccine boosters

by Liora Engel-Smith October 6, 2021, 8:25 pmOctober 29, 2021, 4:58 pm