Mario Trabulsy, M.D.
Mario Trabulsy, MD is a board-certified emergency physician with over 27 years experience in the field. She has been a renowned and award-winning Educator at University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, and University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences. She is a fierce breast cancer survivor, lover and creator of joy, single mother of 3 young adult or teenage boys, a dear friend, advocate for, and mentor to many, an avid outdoor exercise enthusiast and single track mountain biker.
Bad Medical Advice on Social Media: Coughing & Heart Attack
Have you seen the viral social media post about how to save yourself in case of a heart attack and how to do self...
Understanding Vaccines: Why Every Shot Counts in the Fight Against Disease
Walk around any old graveyard and notice all the small headstones of infants and young children. In a modern graveyard, infant headstones are rare.
These...
Women’s Health Under Trump: Don’t Get Pregnant and Other Advice
If you can get pregnant or know someone who can get pregnant, this post is for you. People who can get pregnant and who don't...
Understanding EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis). How Worried Should I Be?
If you live in northern Vermont or other places in the northeast, you’ve surely heard the buzz about EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis, pun intended)....
The Ins and Outs of Health Insurance for Your College Bound Kid
Congratulations on your child’s acceptance to college!! March is an exciting time for high school seniors as many are finding out which colleges they...
My Dirty Little Secret: My Dishwasher Filter
I have made a first-world, life-changing discovery! Dishwashers have FILTERS that need to be taken out and cleaned REGULARLY. Who knew this???
I’m 58. I’m...
How an Emergency Physician Learned to Embrace Fear
As a 5-year-old child, I had a terrible experience lasting several hours, during which I remember thinking that I should just let the people...
Police Brutality, the Fall of Roe, and Why I Take a Knee
My kneecap grinds into the slightly corrugated metal bleacher and I am acutely aware of both my physical and my emotional discomfort. Both rise...
When Does Fever in Children Require Medicine? A Doctor’s Advice
Are you anxious about your sick child, and run ragged from going from store to store to store to store only to find empty...
Una Temporada de Enfermedad: Como Manejar Infecciones Respiratorias
La temporada de enfermedad ya llegó y si ha intentado hacer cita con su médico ya sabrá que no es fácil, las agendas de...
A Season of Sickness: Managing Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
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Childhood Cancer, My Son, and His Guitar
My son Abe was diagnosed with a very rare bone cancer in his leg in December of his senior year of high school (Read...
Make Your Own College Medical Kit from a College Health Physician
For many of us, the time has come to start prepping for our kids to leave for college. Shopping lists may include shampoo, soap,...
The Barrel of a Pill Bottle- A Breast Cancer Survivor’s Story
DISCLAIMER- Mario writes about her personal experience with breast cancer and is trying to articulate the struggles she has with medication side effects, survivorship...