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Health, Local

Blue Ridge Health District offers tips to keep your pets cool this summer

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Health, Virginia

Richmond healthcare services company owner sentenced to 51 months in prison for fraud

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Health, Virginia

Tennessee-based healthcare company fined $4.6M for improper billing practices in Virginia

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Health, Local

‘Excellent, complex pediatric care’: UVA Health Children’s is No. 1 in the Commonwealth

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Health, Politics, U.S.

Senate committee passes bill with directives to strengthen mental health care

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Economy, Health, Op/Eds, Politics, U.S.

The economic burden of racial health disparities in the U.S. remains unacceptably high

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Health, Local

HIV infections on the rise in Blue Ridge Health District, testing offered June 27

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Health, Virginia

Virginia delivers for behavioral health, signing bills to support workforce, individuals in crisis

Health, Local

Mural at Boys & Girls Club illustrates healthy habits for children

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Economy, Health, Virginia

Sentara Health provided more than $260M of support to communities last year

Chesapeake Bay
Environment, Health, Op/Eds, U.S.

Chesapeake Bay earns another C grade in latest estuary health assessment

Health, U.S.

UVA Health menopause expert discusses connection with Long COVID

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Health, Local

Explainer: How the wildfires are impacting our physical and mental health

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Health, Virginia

Virginia air quality unhealthy: What that means for UVA baseball, other outdoor activities

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Health, Local

UVA Health to expand treatment for opioid-use disorder across Virginia

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Health, Local

JMU expert: Mental Health Awareness Month ends, climate anxiety discussion not over

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Health, Local

Augusta Health adds urologist Brian Stisser to patient services in Fishersville

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Health, Local

UVA partnership provides resources on telehealth for older adults to other health systems

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Health, Local

Sentara Scholars awards $200,000 to JMU for students pursuing healthcare

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Health, Sports

NBA, WNBA stars funding scholarship promoting equity in mental health

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Health, Local

EMU receives $200,000 from Sentara Scholars for students entering healthcare pipeline

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Events, Health

Grilling this Memorial Day weekend? Get expert tips for healthy cooking

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Events, Health

Music artist Kevin Gates: Mental health struggles shouldn’t be taboo

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Health, Virginia

Health district shares tips to reduce viral transmission, protect against COVID-19

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Health, Virginia

Grant funding supports programs to expand oral health care in underserved communities

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Health, Virginia

Virginia Department of Health tracking feces for COVID-19 infection database

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Health, U.S.

Mental Health Month: More funding needed for behavioral health providers

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Health, Local

Mental Health Month: Harrisonburg opens up local ARPA mental health grants

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Health, U.S.

Mental Health Month: Poor diet, lack of exercise remain after pandemic ends

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Health, Virginia

Virginia Premier, Optima Health plans to combine into one Medicaid option

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Health, U.S.

DEA extends availability of telehealth prescriptions before end of public health emergency