By Maria – Paula Research into particular breast cancer risk factors has received a $512,284…
Category: Health
Virginia is seeing a spike in THC-related poison control calls among toddlers and teens
By Kate Masters (VM) – The director of the University of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Poison…
Virginia’s program to reduce police mental health transports isn’t working
By Kate Masters (VM) – Since 2019, Virginia has spent millions of dollars rolling out…
Virginia’s Black hospital for TB patients finally gets a historical marker
The Piedmont Tuberculosis Sanatorium , about 1918. Courtesy of the University of Virginia. By Emily…
Virginia’s rising syphilis cases are another bellwether of a strained public health system
By Kate Masters (VM) – For more than two years, COVID-19 has largely monopolized the…
Tiny micro-plastics huge environmental problem for rivers, ocean, researchers say
This tray has a half-life in water of at least two years. The plastic bag,…
Recreational marijuana still isn’t legal in Virginia and medical patients face access challenges
By Kate Masters (VM) – While recreational marijuana is technically legal in Virginia, the path…
Overcoming the mental and physical effects of coronavirus
By Darryl Sellers (CMRIgnite) – Holding back tears, Morrell Staten shared his poignant story about…
Virginia health districts are ready to vaccinate children 5-11
By Maria Paula Since the introduction of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccination two weeks ago in…
World’s largest study of genetic risk factors for depression will enroll 20k
A team of researchers will lead the largest population study of its kind aimed at…
