Health

“The dental hygiene program is challenging, it’s a difficult program. And students often spend their time just getting through it,” explained McGowan.” But Ashley chose to not only get through it but to help people.”

SNAP and EBT recipients received a dollar for every dollar they spend at the farmer’s market with a limit of 100 dollars.

May is Stroke Awareness Month. And doctors say the need for speed in getting help is one of the most important points they hope everyone will hear.

Mother’s Day is meant to be a joyous time celebrating moms and mother figures. For some, it can be more difficult.

During pregnancy, support is vital to the health of the mother and baby.

The 65-year-old “Rocky” franchise star recently shared that he has quietly been dealing cancer since doctors found a tumor in his kidney in 2015.

Improving communications across partner systems.

Mpox most often causes symptoms including a rash, fever, headache, muscle pain and swollen lymph nodes.

Thursday marks the end of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency.

Family Service of Roanoke Valley works to promote healthy minds through a variety of services, including youth development.

If the agency follows the nonbinding recommendation, Perrigo’s drug, Opill, would become the first contraceptive pill to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter onto store shelves.

She’s now finishing her sophomore year at Virginia Tech with dreams of becoming a doctor.

Firefighters will be collecting donations around town until May 13.

There are three ways the Red Cross supports military members through its Service to Armed Forces.

Tuesday’s update -– if the draft proposal is finalized -– would mark a shift in the influential panel’s guidelines although it’s not likely to end confusion.

After the Environmental Protection Agency proposed drinking water guidelines for PFAS, known as ‘forever chemicals,’ communities around the nation are now scrambling to test and treat impacted water sources for the potential health threat.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia on behalf of clinics in Virginia, Montana and Kansas, is the latest legal action over the decades-old pill, which is part of the two-drug regimen used in most U.S. abortions.

Their store includes apparel with positive messages on them, jewelry, candles, aromatherapy, and more.

Here @ Home asked Carilion Clinic’s Dr. Shannon Armbruster about the symptoms, tests, and treatments for the disease in honor of World Ovarian Cancer day.

Roanoke remains among the regions with the highest number per capita of overdose deaths.

The FDA panel will vote on whether the benefits of making the pill more widely available outweigh the potential risks.

Glenvar High School in Salem is participating in Relay for Life Saturday.

The group’s 5K Walk/Run is to recognize, honor, and celebrate women veterans.

Walensky’s last day will be June 30, CDC officials said, and an interim director wasn’t immediately named. She sent a resignation letter to President Joe Biden and announced the decision at a CDC staff meeting.

The free event will include free food, games, and a guided meditation in English and Spanish

The World Health Organization has downgraded the COVID-19 pandemic and says it’s no longer a global emergency.

The Advil was shipped to certain stores around June 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023.

Before its passage, many women from nearby states with more restrictive laws had traveled to the state for abortions in later stages of pregnancy.

This latest treatment could be FDA as early as July or August of this year.

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. And the United Way of Roanoke Valley and its community partners are launching a public awareness campaign.