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UPDATE: I-77 in West Virginia re-opens after gas explosion
Interstate 77 has reopened in both directions in West Virginia after crews worked through the night to repair damage from a massive natural gas line explosion and fire. Tuesday's inferno destroyed four homes and damaged others. It melted guardrails...
Tags: Television Industry, Disasters and Accidents, Medical Specialization, Explosions, Long Term Care
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Staff at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital dress up, deliver candy to kids
WDBJ7 ReporterWhile most kids are dressing up and going trick or treating for Halloween, some can't make it out Wednesday because they're in the hospital. The doctors and nurses at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital want to make those kids get to celebrate. So, the...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Halloween, Holidays
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Health Fair honors nurse one year after her death
WDBJ7 ReporterA group in Martinsville is turning a tragedy into a community wide benefit. Sandra Estes died in a car accident a year ago on her way home from work. She was the director of nursing at Blue Ridge Rehab. Wednesday her former employer held a health...Tags: Medical Specialization, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)
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Where to Learn More About Hospice
Good Samaritan Hospice is hosting a birthday party to celebrate its 20th year with an evening of information and inspiration that includes a panel discussion and workshop about the benefits of hospice care for patients and their families. The event,...
Tags: Human Interest, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Labor Legislation, Palliative Care
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Pittsylvania County health school closes without notice
Danville Newsroom ChiefIt's slogan sounded promising, 'Teaching Tomorrow's Health Care Professionals Today". Now its doors are closed and there's no sign of teachers. Students paid hundreds, in some cases thousands of dollars up front. Classes were supposed to start in...Tags: Symptoms, Nursing Homes, Medical Specialization, Emergency Health Procedures, Students
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Carroll County health care clinic accepts other forms of payment instead of money
WDBJ7 New River Valley ReporterA daughter, her mother, and grandmother join forces to bring medical care to a rural part of southwest Virginia. It's a place where people have a hard time getting and paying for good health services. This family of nurse practitioners is doing...Tags: Government Health Care, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Family, Carroll County (Virginia)
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Online nursing program challenges Virginia universities
WDBJ7 ReporterThe same day classes started at Averett University last week, the nursing department received it's first major challenge. Another program, introduced by Governor McDonnell, claims to be more convenient, cheaper, and fast paced. "This has historically...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Politics, Medical Specialization, Executive Branch, Students
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OUR HEALTH: A Whisper of Hope
Ovarian cancer patients are living longer, but the disease still haunts those diagnosed. Living with ovarian cancer for four years, she’s already beat the odds of a disease once called the Silent Killer. Alice Vogt lives in Bedford County with her...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Ovarian Cancer
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Averett University nursing program fills void in medical education
WDBJ7 ReporterVirginia nursing students now have a more convenient way to advance their career. Western Governor's University will offer a private on-line bachelor's degree nursing program. It guarantees admission for those attending the state's community colleges....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Roanoke warns people about the dangers of bath salts
ReporterPolice describe it as a hurricane that took this area by storm. We're talking about bath salts. It's a synthetic drug made up of chemicals and the reaction can be deadly. Even experts admit they didn't know a lot about it until the last few months...Tags: Bath Salt Drugs, Health and Medical Professionals
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Montgomery County summer camp hoping to turn kids into nurses, doctors
WDBJ7 ReporterA Montgomery County summer camp is all about stethoscopes and scrubs. More than a dozen eighth graders are very curious about medicine. They're spending all this week at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, part of the annual health care camp for middle...Tags: Medical Specialization, Students, Health and Medical Professionals, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Second nursing aide at Virginia Veterans Care Center pleads no contest to stealing vets' rings
A nurses' assistant has pleaded no contest to charges she slipped the wedding bands off elderly veterans at a Roanoke care center and then sold them at pawn shops. The Roanoke Times reports that Brittney Heather Cook of Rocky Mount entered her plea...
Tags: Theft, Medical Specialization, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Alzheimer's Disease, Punishment
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