Richmond and Henrico Health Districts have implemented a fund to support Black- or African American-identifying…
Category: Health
Virginia doctors worry that pandemic burnout could push providers out of the field
By Kate Maters (VM) – One of Dr. Riva Kamat’s most jarring memories from the…
Virginia to expand vaccine eligibility to everyone 16 and older by mid-April
By Kate Masters (VM) – Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that the state will expand…
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,…