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Updated: 11 hours ago
|By Bria Stith
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proposed policies about transgender student rights is bringing up concerns about the toll they could take on a teenager’s mental health.
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Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 5:11 PM EDT
|By MaKayla Grapperhaus
A doctor with UVA Health is excited about Activ-6 drug trial.
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Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 4:24 PM EDT
|By Dominga Murray
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital is offering a free flu shot drive-thru.
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Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 5:36 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
UVA Center for Diabetes Technology and JDRF are providing an update on research to help people living with Type 1 diabetes.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 4:23 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Researchers with the University of Virginia School of Medicine are working to solve a decades-old mystery concerning how E. coli and other bacteria are able to move.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 5:39 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
The CDC has found a large spike in tick bites from October to November.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 12:20 PM EDT
|By NBC12 Newsroom
The Virginia Department of Health is regularly updating its website with monkeypox cases in the commonwealth.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 4:43 PM EDT
|By Dominga Murray
With many COVID-19 treatments now available, a simple blood test can show doctors the best route to take.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 9:26 AM EDT
|By Dryden Quigley
The COVID transmission level in Charlottesville has gotten higher, with case numbers up 20% from where they were two weeks ago.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 3:20 PM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
If you have managed to avoid the virus, it’s time for the new booster.
7-Day Forecast
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 4:24 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
UVA Health is discussing the possibility of an annual COVID-19 booster.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 12:12 PM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
COVID-19 cases are plateauing in Virginia, and while that’s good news, experts say it doesn’t mean we can let up on precautions.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 10:41 AM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
UVA Health is discussing the Pfizer and Moderna omicron-specific boosters.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 5:38 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
The Blue Ridge Health Department hosts “Mobi on the Mall” once a week.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 3:54 PM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
It’s time to roll up that sleeve again to help protect yourself against coronavirus.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 12:28 PM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
A doctor at UVA Health is recommending that people check if they are up to date on all their vaccines, not just the COVID-19 booster.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 3:46 PM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
People in the Blue Ridge Health District still have ways to get access to free tests.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 at 12:36 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
New numbers from the CDC say the three out of every four kids in Virginia has already had COVID-19, even if their parents never knew it.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 5:37 PM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
UVA Health is now scheduling appointments for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages six months through four years old.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 5:32 PM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
The Blue Ridge Health District is making plans to vaccinate children between the ages of six months to five years old.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 11:42 AM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
There’s an additional COVID-19 omicron variant, and doctors in Charlottesville are watching closely.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 4:57 PM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
Dozens of Western Albemarle High School drama students have tested positive for COVID-19 after a weekend of performances.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 9:04 AM EDT
|By Andrew Webb
COVID-19 case counts are increasing but hospitalizations are still low
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 3:50 PM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
According to the CDC, Albemarle County is in the medium level when it comes to COVID-19 transmission.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 1:33 PM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
A Charlottesville pediatrician says COVID-19 cases among children are rising and it’s getting even harder to detect.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
A new type of COVID-19 test is hitting the market, and could change how we detect the virus.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 3:56 PM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
As COVID-19 cases in the Blue Ridge Health District rise again, doctors with UVA Health say it’s due to a newer variant that’s taking over.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2022 at 8:19 PM EDT
|By CNN Staff
Some say the cost of beauty can be high, and in the case of long fingernails, that cost could be a health risk.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 5:48 PM EDT
|By Dryden Quigley
UVA Medical Center has some new decorations that look lighthearted, but they have an important significance and point out both health advancements and a major health need.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 10:03 AM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
While some people may be rolling up their sleeves for third or fourth COVID-19 vaccination shot, there is a group that still can’t even get their first.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 3:56 PM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
For some, it’s time to line up to get that second booster dose against COVID-19.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 9:24 AM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
Another COVID-19 booster shot is likely coming soon, as another variant starts making waves in Europe.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 4:20 PM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
The Blue Ridge Health District is now handing out free N95 masks while also providing COVID-19 booster shots.
Health district warns parents to keep medication out of reach following 7-child overdose in Hopewell
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 11:21 PM EDT
|By A.J. Nwoko
According to Hopewell police, the seven children who were rushed to the hospital Wednesday after overdosing on anxiety medication are all recovering in the hospital.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 10:47 PM EDT
|By Max Marcilla
COVID-19 rules for Albemarle County Public School staff will be changing after spring break.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 9:30 PM EDT
|By Max Marcilla
On Friday, President Joe Biden signed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act into law.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 2:58 PM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
Congress failed to pass coronavirus funding in its latest government spending bill. Now, the White House is warning that next week it will have to pull back on covering COVID-19 tests, vaccines, and treatment.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 11:44 AM EDT
|By NBC29 Newsroom
Latest numbers from the Virginia Department of Health on coronavirus in the commonwealth.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 9:21 AM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
It has been two years since the first COVID-19 case was identified in the Blue Ridge Health District. Now, it’s reflecting on how it can apply the lessons learned when future outbreaks occur.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 2:31 PM EDT
|By NBC29 Newsroom and Max Marcilla
Albemarle County announced Wednesday, March 16, that there are no further emergency actions related to COVID-19.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 7:56 PM EST
|By Riley Wyant
Monday marks two years since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Virginia.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2022 at 10:26 PM EST
|By Madison McNamee
The CDC released a study this week stating most children have already had COVID-19.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2022 at 6:51 PM EST
|By Dryden Quigley
We have seen declines in COVID case counts before, but is this one actually different from the rest? UVA doctors say in the long run they aren’t sure.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 4:58 PM EST
|By Elizabeth Holmes
COVID-19 cases are on the decline in the greater-Charlottesville area, and hospitalizations are down at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 4:52 PM EST
|By Elizabeth Holmes
COVID-19 case rates are on the decline in the Blue Ridge Health District.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 5:44 PM EST
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
A certain diet is showing incredible benefits for patients with multiple sclerosis at UVA Health.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 5:20 PM EST
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
As COVID-19 cases decrease, there are other diseases the Blue Ridge Health District is keeping an eye on. Sexually transmitted infections and diseases are on the rise.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 12:26 PM EST
|By Kayla Brooks
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are down, so the CDC and Virginia Department of Health say it’s time to update mitigation strategies.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 5:51 PM EST
|By Madison McNamee
Mask mandates will no longer be in place when Charlottesville and Albemarle County students, teachers and administrators walk into school Tuesday March 1st.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2022 at 8:19 PM EST
|By Dryden Quigley
If you ordered your COVID-19 tests through the government and still have not received them, you are not alone. Although the website says shipment within 12 days, delivery times have been ranging from weeks to months.