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This week, the Centers for Disease Control suggested a national outbreak of flu may have peaked, but here experts say that might not be the case.The…
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Prescription painkillers and their chemical cousin, heroin, killed more than 1,400 people in this state last year alone. Experts blame doctors for…
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Virginia Senator Tim Kaine met today with doctors from VCU and the Red Cross, along with state health officials, to gather information and raise awareness…
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Virginia’s two U.S. senators are pushing legislation to help rural hospitals across the commonwealth get the same reimbursement rate for Medicare as their…
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As the Virginia death toll from opiates continues to rise, two big healthcare groups recently endorsed new opiate prescription guidelines aimed at…
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A World Health Organization report recently warned that eating meat puts people at a greater risk for cancer, but that hasn’t hurt the market for bacon,…
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One of the nice things about winter? You can go for a walk in the woods and not be besieged by insects. But not all bugs are dormant during the cold…
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A fight to get access to lifesaving medication enters its second year at the state capitol. It may be an uphill battle in this conservative state--…
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The drinking water expert from Virginia Tech, who first uncovered the lead contamination in Flint Michigan’s water supply, will lead ongoing testing of…
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A line in this year’s Virginia state budget calls for the shuttering of two psychiatric hospitals in southwestern Virginia. But some are calling for them…
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With all the gift-giving this time of year, it’s important to know you’re not giving a child a toy that might be dangerous. Scientists at Virginia Tech…
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Virginia is one of 20 states that have opted to not expand Medicaid using money the federal government is providing through the Affordable Care Act. It’s…