By Kate Masters (VM) – Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that the state will expand…
Category: Health
For Juan Jones, life is nothing short of a miracle
At 19, Juan Jones is a happy, healthy freshman in Virginia Commonwealth University’s College of…
Pandemic deaths fail to shake loose a legislative solution on nursing home staffing
By Kate Masters (VM) – Sam Kukich was initially excited to join a workgroup she…
Legislators approve food assistance program, expand options for charities
By EMMA PHELPS (CNS) – More Virginia-based fresh produce will be available at Virginia’s charitable…
Group hosts panel on menthol ban
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA – For more than three decades, Deputy Chief Wayne P….
CDC: Life Expectancy of Black Men Has Dropped by 3 Years
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA) – Black Americans have lost three years in life expectancy…
VDH reports cases of COVID ‘multisystem inflammatory syndrome’ in children
Five confirmed cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19 have been…
Community members share why they got vaccinated
Dr. Kimberly Battle, who teaches at VCU School of Nursing, vaccinates her father, Phillip Battle,…
Va. wants to lessen severity of punishment for spreading STIs
By JADA FRAZIER (CNS) – The House Courts of Justice Committee will soon consider a…
Tech woes a barrier in Va.’s efforts to schedule vaccine appts
VM – From local health departments to the coordinator of Virginia’s vaccine campaign, there was…