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Health, Local

Fishersville robotic surgery specialist welcomes new patients, including veterans and LGBTQ+

Health, Local

Respiratory illness season returns with rise in COVID-19 variants, hospitalizations

Health, Local

Augusta Health partners with financial healthcare system Breez Health

Health, Local

UVA welcomes chief officer to oversee patient privacy and law compliance

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Health, Local

Sentara Cares provides $5.3M in grant funding for community partners in Virginia, N.C.

Health, Virginia

VCU professor awarded $1.7M grant to study impact of environment, race on cancer risk

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Health, Local

Sentara Martha Jefferson leads Virginia with highest paternity establishment rate

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Health

Flu season: Kroger customers receive $10 off groceries when they get a shot in the arm

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Health, Virginia

University of Mary Washington expands mental health services with telehealth platform

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Environment, Health, Virginia

Watch out for ticks: Exposure to tick bites in Virginia heating up as weather gets warmer

covid-19
Health, U.S. & World

New COVID-19 variant surpasses others in U.S., but is not a concern

Health, Local

Staunton and Hampton natives awarded laboratory scholarships at Augusta Health

Health, Local

Family cancer fund donates $19K to Sentara for a total of $75K in five years

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Health, U.S. & World

Permits available Aug. 28 to harvest ginseng in West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest

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Health, Local

UVA Health researchers’ discovery could help treat, prevent coronary artery disease

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Health, Sports

Medical examiner: Death of Liberty football freshman Tajh Boyd ruled a suicide

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Health, Virginia

All about that zen: Alexandria ranks No. 3 for U.S. cities that have obtained tranquility

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Health, Local

Staunton awarded nearly $6M for Gardner Springs Pump Station project

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Health, Local

UVA Pediatrics welcomes doctor with specialty in care of children with bone disorders

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Health, Local

JMU physicist, students team up with UVA for role in second groundbreaking discovery

Health, Local

Newsweek recognizes UVA Health as No. 1 cancer hospital in Virginia

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Health, Virginia

VCU Health’s transplant center offers less invasive robotic liver procurement procedure

Artificial intelligence
Health, Politics, U.S. & World

Warner: Google can boost transparency, protect patient privacy with AI health care

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Environment, Health, Virginia

Harmful algae bloom advisory lifted for some sections of Lake Anna

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Health, Local

Tick in Virginia targeting cow herds; state vet warns it ‘could be threat’ to humans

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Health, Op/Eds, Sports

Implementing mental health, drug prevention initiatives among high school student-athletes

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Health, Local

UVA psychiatrist discusses pill under review for treatment of post-partum depression

telehealth
Health, Politics, U.S. & World

DEA considers registration to continue telehealth for patients prescribed controlled substances

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Health, Politics, U.S. & World

A public health crisis: Lawmakers want scheduled votes for gun violence prevention legislation

Health, Virginia

VCU Health, U.S. Navy partnership will enhance trauma care on battlefield, at home

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Health, Schools, U.S. & World

Not just new clothes and supplies; mental health treatment also on back-to-school list