Va. officials announce disbursement of $122 million in Rural Health Transformation Fund awards
Of a total $189 million in Rural Health Transformation Fund awards that Virginia received late last year, $122 million has ...
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If Va.’s reproductive rights amendment passes, challengers say they’ll fight to overturn it in court
A legal challenge to amend the ballot language for Virginia’s pending reproductive rights constitutional amendment has been in limbo since ...
With six West Nile cases reported statewide, infected mosquitos are on the rise in Virginia Beach
By Yiqing Wang/WHRO West Nile virus is showing up in Virginia Beach mosquitoes at a level the city’s biologist says ...
Spanberger orders state agencies to prepare for Medicaid, SNAP changes
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday ordered Virginia agencies to step up efforts to prevent eligible residents from losing Medicaid and ...
Virginia considers calls for mandatory school nurses as healthcare gaps persist
As schools reopen across Virginia, just under 10% will operate without a nurse, leaving critical gaps in student healthcare, advocates ...
Chesapeake Regional may avoid criminal trial, but former OB-GYN Perwaiz’s patients are still suing
By Yiqing Wang/WHRO Federal prosecutors said this week they have reached a tentative deferred prosecution agreement with Chesapeake Regional Medical Center for ...
Va. health dept. improves nursing home inspection backlog, reforms sanction criteria for facilities
Stories of neglect in care or unsanitary living situations have plagued several of Virginia’s nursing home facilities in recent years ...
Black lung cases surging again in Southwest Va., Appalachia; miners blame blocked regulations
With new research showing that black lung disease among Appalachian coal miners has reached an almost 50-year high, advocates are ...
Va.’s vaccine recommendations, requirements won’t change after Trump order, officials say
After President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to alter childhood vaccine guidance, Virginia’s Department of Health on Tuesday ...
Kaine pitches reforms for drug pricing program supporting underserved patients, safety net providers
After years of bipartisan deliberation, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., has introduced legislation to strengthen and protect a federal drug ...