Health

The university held an online conversation with leaders from their mental health task force.

Virtual visits from UVA Health alone rose more than 700% between March and May. However, roughly 300,000 people across the commonwealth do not have high speed internet to support using telehealth services from home.

Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and British-born scientist Michael Houghton were honored for their work over several decades on an illness that still plagues more than 70 million worldwide and kills over 400,000 each year.

A health clinic in the New River Valley is working to help patients get access to the free prescriptions they need, especially now during the pandemic.

Tim Dayton, the founder of REACH, is enjoying all of the time he can with his family, but hopes that the Roanoke non-profit will continue, even when he's not there to see it.

Free flu shot clinics are taking place across our hometowns, this week and next.

Beekeeping has become the medical center’s newest green practice.

78,000 items of personal protective equipment were donated Wednesday.

Brown died Tuesday at his home in Palm Springs, California, according to a social media post by his partner, Tim Hoeffgen.

Dalton Robinson and Kiaira Ashworth spent the last five months hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.

The facility is slated to sit across from Forest Middle School on Route 221.

They say they want to provide additional resources for students.

Folks can get a free flu shot. No ID or insurance are needed.

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about serious side effects when overconsuming diphenhydramine because of the popularity of the “Benadryl Challenge” social media trend.

Carilion Clinic is going neighborhood to neighborhood to make sure everyone has the opportunity to get their flu shots this year.

A substance found in black licorice and in many other foods and dietary supplements containing licorice root extract can cause dangerously low potassium and electrolyte imbalances.

Renovation work began last month on a building across the street from city hall to become Augusta Health Buena Vista Primary Care.

Restaurant and beverage establishments are required to maintain six feet of distance between tables, fitness centers may open indoor areas at 75 percent occupancy, and recreation and entertainment venues at may operate at 50 percent occupancy,

Two officers with the Town of Bedford Police Department have tested positive for COVID-19.

Any new confirmed cases from health departments throughout the state the rest of the day won't show up until at least the following day on the state list.

Community-wide testing has now moved to only once a week in the New River Valley as the health district has shifted its role in the pandemic.

They have a public hearing on the matter Tuesday at 7 p.m.

He said he will have more information, however, at his Thursday briefing about what Phase 3 will look like.

For a limited time, after you donate blood, a sample will be tested to see if you have COVID-19 antibodies.

A spokesperson for Galax Health and Rehab confirmed the facility has had 21 patient deaths due to COVID-19.

Monday, Henry County reported 202 cases and Martinsville reported 54, continuing the recent spike in cases that could lead to the area staying in Phase 2 of reopening.

Most patients are experiencing mild to moderate symptoms, while some are asymptomatic

Starting Tuesday, patients undergoing outpatient operations are allowed to have one visitor each.

For a limited time, the American Red Cross is testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies, to let donors know whether they have been exposed.

476,573 tests have been conducted, with a 7.5% positive rate over the last week. That rate is down .1% from Sunday.