Murphy says more than 3,200 pets from the shelter were fostered in 2020, an increase from the previous year. Their adoption rate swelled to 93 percent.
The Central Shenandoah Health District says they have given over 2,300 vaccinations themselves, not counting those administered by Carilion or Augusta Health in the Central Shenandoah District.
Heart failure affects roughly 5.7 million Americans and that’s why doctors at the University of Virginia are working on a therapy to improve the quality of life for their patients suffering from this disease.
People who smoked cigarettes in addition to vaping experienced health effects as harmful as those who smoked cigarettes exclusively, according to research published by the American Heart Association.
The FDA warned people who have an allergy to eggs may have a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product or products containing eggs.
The General Assembly session starts soon, and Wednesday morning Virginians shared their priorities with lawmakers. Among the speakers were advocates for home health care workers and caregivers who are paid by the state.
Representatives of the Virginia Interfaith Center and other groups are supporting a measure that would require five days of paid sick leave for certain essential workers.
An investigation is underway in Cleveland, Ohio after more than 200 people were caught partying in a non-liquor permit warehouse on New Year’s Eve without following social distancing guidelines.
Inputting information in a new system and coordinating vaccine distribution logistics are a couple challenges the health department is working through.
Parents now have an extra reason to say no to candy, cake and ice cream for young children. The first U.S. government dietary guidelines for infants and toddlers, released Tuesday, recommend feeding only breast milk for at least six months and no added sugar for children under age 2.
U.S. health officials believe the coronavirus mutation that set off alarms in parts of Britain is no more apt to cause serious illness or be resistant to vaccines than the strain afflicting people in the United States
As for the new mutation, Dr. Birx said health officials need to be actively looking for it here in the U.S. She said if it was present in the UK as early as September, it may have already been in the United States.
Gov. Northam announced Friday the state will allocate $10 million in federal CARES Act funding to create Unite Virginia, a statewide technology platform designed to connect Virginians to health and social services.
The initial allotment of 72,150 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is being delivered to health systems across the state Monday and Tuesday.
The clogging class at Patsy’s Dance Studio accepted the challenge from State Police Trooper Barry Schell to complete 3,000 burpees during the month of December.
