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Virginia health chief backtracks, says he regrets minimizing the role of racism in public health
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Virginia health commissioner sparked outrage and condemnation when he rejected the role systemic...
Virginia's Youngkin aims to bolster mental health care, part of national focus after the pandemic
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJohn Clair, the police chief of a small Appalachian town in southwest Virginia, spends his days...
Looking for the new COVID vaccine in the Shenandoah Valley? It's a phone call away.
The News Leader via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSTAUNTON — The Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD) is now offering the 2023-2024 COVID-19...
Man who threatened Dr. Fauci, other official, gets 3 years
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA West Virginia man was sentenced Thursday to three years in federal prison after he sent emails...
Virginia health association to phase out COVID hospitalization dashboard Thursday
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association will halt publishing its daily counts of coronavirus-related hospitalizations across the state Thursday, citing the upcoming end of the COVID ...
These Appalachia hospitals made big promises to gain a monopoly. They’re failing to deliver.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Five years ago, rival hospital companies in this blue-collar corner of...
Why travelers with disabilities worry about Biden's end to COVID public health emergency
USA TODAY via AOL· 12 months agoThe Biden administration is set to terminate the public health emergency for the coronavirus at the...
Washington, D.C., leads the nation in monkeypox cases per capita
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON - The District of Columbia has more cases of monkeypox per capita than any state,...
First US case of new COVID-19 variant identified in Michigan lab
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoGuess who's back, back again? Not that it ever really left us. COVID-19, the disease caused by the...
Newest COVID-19 boosters expected to be available in Hampton Roads this weekend
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe newest COVID boosters, meant for immunizing against the newest strains of the coronavirus, are expected to reach local health departments and stores this weekend, according to the Virginia ...