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Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 3:39 PM EST
|By Isabel Cleary
Experts at UVA Health are saying this flu season is the worst they’ve seen in the last 10 years.
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Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 5:17 PM EST
|By MaKayla Grapperhaus
Researchers with UVA Health say they’ve developed a tool to detect genetic forms of cancer.
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Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 3:47 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
The Charlottesville Free Clinic is marking 30 years of serving the community.
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Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 5:09 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is seeing cases of the HPAI virus in birds.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 3:36 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
With the holiday season underway, the American Nurses Association is encouraging everyone to get vaccinated against the flu.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2022 at 6:39 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
Remote Area Medical at UVA is hosting a pop-up clinic this weekend to provide free dental, vision, and medical care to community members in and around the Fishersville area.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 5:11 PM EST
|By Dryden Quigley
Senate lawmakers voted this week to end the emergency declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 4:07 PM EST
|By Dominga Murray
Anyone in need of dental, vision, or other forms of care may want to check out this weekend’s Remote Area Medical (RAM) pop-up clinic.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 4:38 PM EST
|By MaKayla Grapperhaus
This week, Contraline announced its success in implanting its new male contraceptive, which is called Adam.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 4:37 PM EST
|By Keagan Hughes
Sentara Martha Jefferson Outpatient Care is open on East Hight Street in Charlottesville.
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Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 9:06 AM EST
|By Taylor Rizzari
The Blue Ridge Free Clinic in Harrisonburg says diabetes is the second most common chronic disease staff there treat after hypertension.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 10:37 PM EST
|By Mandy Bartholomew
The vaccine is mandated in the Commonwealth to attend public schools.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 4:51 PM EST
|By Keagan Hughes
Like a lot of tragedies, this heartbreak may be hard to explain. Sunday night’s shooting that took the lives of three players is no different.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 3:51 PM EST
|By Dominga Murray
Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away and this year, people have to worry about COVID, flu, and RSV.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 2:09 PM EST
|By Dominga Murray
“I think what’s happening is the variants are evolving too fast for monoclonals to keep up,” Dr. Bell said.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:54 PM EST
|By NBC29
Blood cancer research at the University of Virginia may be pointing to a new treatment for bone marrow cancer.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2022 at 9:23 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
The CDC reports the maternal mortality rate for Black women is three times higher than for white women.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 5:06 PM EDT
|By MaKayla Grapperhaus
They say this is bringing on an increase in doctor visits across the board, and it’s keeping the emergency department busy as well.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 4:55 PM EDT
|By Dryden Quigley
Charlottesville’s AMPEL BioSolutions has created a new blood test called Cardio Gene. It can predict who is at a higher risk for heart disease by looking at inflammation and immune system genes.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 5:28 PM EDT
|By Dryden Quigley
Enrollment for the Affordable Care out is now open. Figuring out healthcare can be confusing, which is why the Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC) is offering its service for free.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 4:52 PM EDT
|By MaKayla Grapperhaus
The UVA Cancer Center is joining more than 50 other organizations in a push to increase lung cancer screenings.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Dryden Quigley
Halloween candy being poisoned on purpose is a long-standing rumor that has been debunked, but UVA Doctors say there is something parents should be concerned about, and it might already be in their home.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 5:53 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
CDC Director Doctor Rochelle Walensky shared COVID information and preventative measures for the upcoming winter.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 2:28 PM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
Doctors in the Charlottesville area say they are being staying very busy with lines of sick children needing to be seen.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 11:16 PM EDT
|By Cora Dickey
Lt. Leslie Snyder shares that turning in unneeded prescriptions can save a life.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
Researchers with the University of Virginia hope learning about the spread of multiple infectious diseases will help the CDC and the public if another pandemic occurs.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 8:04 AM EDT
|By Taylor Rizzari
For some community members finding affordable medical equipment in order to complete day-to-day activities can be a difficult task, and that’s where two Valley nonprofits have stepped in.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 5:44 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
After two years of dealing with COVID-19, schools across the country are now concerned with another virus going around.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 4:50 PM EDT
|By MaKayla Grapperhaus
Doctors with UVA Health are seeing an increase of respiratory syncytial virus in children this season.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 4:46 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
Obesity affects more than 4 in 10 U.S. adults. In addition to maintaining a healthy diet and exercising, professionals say medications may be the answer to long term weight loss.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 5:38 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
Findings from a UVA Cancer Center study suggest minorities with lung cancer are waiting longer for treatments, affecting patients’ outcomes.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 5:33 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
Remote Area Medical will be holding a free clinic in Fishersville on the weekend of November 19.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 5:39 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
Paramedics with the Charlottesville-Albemarle Area Rescue Squad are working with clinical partners to train for a new addition to their ambulances.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 9:26 AM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
A recent study by the University of Virginia says pregnant women with disabilities are more likely to experience violence in relationships.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 7:18 PM EDT
|By A.J. Nwoko
While the disease primarily affects women, men are not immune. This is why one breast cancer survivor has made it his mission to ensure men don't ignore the signs.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 4:39 PM EDT
|By MaKayla Grapperhaus
Researchers with UVA Health are excited about a new finding that could lead to a better understanding and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 8:14 PM EDT
|By Cayley Urenko
Beginning Oct. 17, the CSHD will offer the Pfizer bivalent booster for people 6 years old and up.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 5:13 PM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
People can now purchase hearing aids over the counter.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2022 at 6:04 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
Experts at UVA Health are trying to bring awareness to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Updated: Oct. 16, 2022 at 4:49 PM EDT
|By Emily Yinger
Data is showing that the practice of co-sleeping with your baby is on the rise. Officials are saying it’s also the reason behind some infant deaths.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 5:36 PM EDT
|By MaKayla Grapperhaus
Children as young as five years old can now get a bivalent COVID booster shot.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 5:34 PM EDT
|By Dryden Quigley
UVA Health says it’s important to get your omicron specific booster as we head into the colder months and spend more time indoors.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 5:03 PM EDT
|By Dryden Quigley
Pediatric Research of Charlottesville is looking for teenagers to participate in a new clinical trial working to alleviate migraines.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 4:58 PM EDT
|By Dominga Murray
As winter draws closer, so too does RSV season. While doctors usually expect a rise in the fall and a peak in the winter, this year’s rise in cases is occurring at a faster rate and with higher severity.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 3:55 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
The University of Virginia is taking part in ACTIV-6, a national drug trial that’s trying to tackle COVID-19 symptoms.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 5:25 PM EDT
|By MaKayla Grapperhaus
The CDC says Virginia is in the yellow and is one of three states on its map recording moderate levels of the flu.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 3:51 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
Researchers with the University of Virginia School of Medicine say they’ve found a new way to regulate blood pressure.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 6:13 PM EDT
|By Emily Yinger
Virginia is in the yellow moderate level along with two other states, Tennessee and South Carolina.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 4:59 PM EDT
|By Kayla Brooks
Local mental health professionals said anxiety, depression, substance use disorder and trauma are the conditions they most commonly see in the Shenandoah Valley.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2022 at 5:50 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
On Saturday, October 8, Sentara Health hosted 17 free drive-thru flu clinics across Virginia and North Carolina.