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Blue Ridge Great Health Divide

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Health

'DASH' short for "Delivering Accessible and Sustainable Health."

New mobile health clinic trying to increase access to health services in our hometowns

Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 6:53 PM EDT
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By Patsy Montesinos
DASH short for “Delivering Accessible and Sustainable Health” is the name of the new mobile health clinic.

Health

School based health clinic

School-based health clinics coming to PCPS, RCS

Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 4:07 PM EDT
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By Andrew Webb
The Community Health Center of the NRV is partnering with Radford City Schools and Pulaski County Public Schools.

News

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WDBJ reporter, editor win national Murrow Award for health podcast

Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 8:10 PM EDT
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By WDBJ7 Staff
The award is for their podcast episode, Bridging the Great Health Divide: Strokes.

Health

The Livable Appalachia Summit will focus on the challenges and opportunities that exist for the...

WATCH: AARP addresses healthcare access in virtual summit

Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 10:55 AM EDT
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By Leanna Scachetti
The summit will focus on the challenges and opportunities for the 50+ community that exist in the South-Central Appalachian Region.

Blue Ridge Great Health Divide

Roanoke organizations and Virginia Tech Carilion to host discussion about generational health

Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 7:07 AM EDT
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By Janay Reece
Dr. Robert Winn, and Dr. William Lee will discuss the health disparities that affect Black men, fathers, and families.

News

WDBJ reporter, editor win regional Murrow Award for health podcast

Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 3:36 PM EDT
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By Pat Thomas
Regional winners automatically move on to the national round of the competition.

Health

RAM Clinic to offer free medical care in southwest Virginia

Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 7:00 PM EDT
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By Joe Dashiell
A two-day clinic will offer free medical, dental and vision care this weekend in southwestern Virginia.

Blue Ridge Great Health Divide

Wise’s Health Wagon breaks ground on new dental clinic

Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 5:39 PM EDT
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By Leanna Scachetti
The 10-chair dental clinic is set to expand care to an area where local doctors say care is hard to find and expensive.

Health

NRV Health Task Force and LewisGale Montgomery team up to address blood donation shortage

Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 7:05 AM EDT
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By Janay Reece
Health leaders say the American Red Cross continues to experience a decline in blood donors.

Community

Adult Care Center of Roanoke Valley welcomes back adults after pandemic

Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 5:56 PM EDT
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By Sophia Borrelli
Pyle says just like everyone else, the center struggled from time to time during the pandemic.
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Health

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute receives $3.5 million grant to study alcoholism recovery

Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 4:57 PM EDT
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By Jean Jadhon
The goal is to help figure out the keys to recovery.

Community

Program provides fresh produce to vulnerable Virginians

Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 7:36 PM EDT
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By Joe Dashiell
The growing season will bring an abundant harvest of fresh fruits and vegetables. And a program that helps farmers markets serve low-income shoppers hopes to build on its success.

Health

American Heart Association raises more than $200,000 at Roanoke Heart Ball

Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 4:16 PM EDT
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By Kate Capodanno
About 300 people returned to the Hotel Roanoke for this year’s Heart Ball over the weekend.

Health

Carilion’s new interactive butterfly wall takes doctor visit wait times to new heights

Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 6:47 AM EDT
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By Janay Reece
Carilion says having the display creates an alternative for toys and magazines that may create infection control challenges.

Coronavirus

While COVID cases drop, local health district works to catch up elsewhere

Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
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By Leanna Scachetti
The health district leader said they are working on early childhood immunizations, substance abuse and treatment and prevention of diseases like Tuberculosis, Hepatitis A and STDs.

Health

NIH grant to fund Carilion research on brain injuries among the elderly

Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 8:07 PM EDT
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By Joe Dashiell
Millions of Americans are treated for head trauma every year, but currently there is no test that can rapidly diagnose mild brain injury.

Health

River Ridge Mall to host health fair Friday

Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 5:09 PM EDT
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By Michael Alachnowicz
The “Passport for Healthy Aging” event is happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Health

‘Call your local dentist, get on the books.’ Roanoke dentist sees decline in dental health following pandemic

Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 7:25 PM EDT
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By Brittany Morgan
Dentists are noticing patients taking the stress of the pandemic out on their teeth.

Health

Research shows rotator cuff surgery patients can return to driving faster after procedure

Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 6:37 PM EDT
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By Ashley Boles
Year long research study proves that Rotator Cuff patients can go back to driving two weeks after the procedure instead of six weeks.

Health

Attorney General Miyares visits Carilion to collaborate on battling opioid crisis

Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 5:17 PM EDT
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By Brittany Morgan
He says healthcare systems will play a pivotal role in ending the epidemic.

7@four

TypeOneNation virtual summits offer year-round help for those with diabetes

Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 4:12 PM EDT
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By Eddie Callahan
Jump into the next TypeOneNation Virtual Summit every month to aid you and your loved ones in the journey with type 1 diabetes.

Health

Bridgewater College launches new program for students with autism spectrum disorder

Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 8:19 PM EDT
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By Cayley Urenko
This new program will add an extra layer of support for students on campus.

Health

World Sleep Day encourages you to evaluate your sleep hygiene

Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 7:33 PM EDT
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By Leanna Scachetti
Screen time before bed can penetrate to the back of your retina which tends to decrease in melatonin levels.

Health

Virtual Colonoscopy offers an alternative to patients

Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 4:30 PM EDT
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By Jean Jadhon
Virtual colonoscopy offers an alternative to traditional colonoscopy. It's less invasive and does not require anesthesia.

Health

New Free Clinic of Central Virginia CEO champions health care access for all

Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 5:48 PM EDT
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By Michael Alachnowicz
Jen Webb was selected for the position.

Health

Proposal to relocate Salem VA Medical Center draws reaction from employee union, veterans

Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 8:23 PM EDT
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By Joe Dashiell
A plan that could mean big changes for the Salem VA Medical Center is drawing reaction from union leaders who represent employees, and from veterans who rely on the hospital for their health care.

Health

VA report recommends new medical center in Roanoke to replace Salem facility

Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 8:43 PM EDT
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By Joe Dashiell
A new report from the Department of Veterans Affairs calls for big changes in the way it delivers health care in western Virginia. Recommendations include building a new VA Medical Center in Roanoke, and closing the current facility in Salem.

Health

Carilion Clinic partners with local first responders for ultrasound research

Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 7:40 PM EST
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By Sophia Borrelli
The goal is to give patients better care and treatment before they even get to the hospital.

Women's History Month

LewisGale surgeon completes 500th robotic surgery and launches new procedure

Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 6:56 AM EST
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By Janay Reece
Dr. Amanda Reese is one of the few women who use robots to do life-changing surgeries for hundreds of patients.

Health

Roanoke City medical leaders working to mitigate Hepatitis A outbreak

Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 11:18 PM EST
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By Ashley Boles
“The majority of our cases, about 80 percent, are identified in individuals who use injection drugs,” said Morrow.

Health

Meet the people leading those impacted by Alpha-Gal Syndrome, a food allergy to products made from mammals

Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 5:27 AM EST
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By Janay Reece
The condition is most often caused by a Lone Star tick bite. The bite transmits a sugar molecule called alpha-gal into the person’s body.

Politics

Catawba Hospital study stalls in Senate committee

Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 7:37 PM EST
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By Joe Dashiell
A committee in the Virginia State Senate has voted to carry over legislation calling for a study of Catawba Hospital. Lawmakers agreed to include the future of the Roanoke County facility in a larger review of Virginia’s mental health system, but a standalone study will have to wait.

Health

Mother advocates for more conversations as part of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 5:30 PM EST
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By Michael Alachnowicz
Her daughter was diagnosed with Rett syndrome at a young age.

Community

Salvation Army continues longtime focus on food insecurity during “Love Beyond Hunger” month

Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 11:32 PM EST
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By Will Thomas
The Salvation Army began its national “Love Beyond” campaign in February.

Health

New Forest adult care center seeks to help seniors out of isolation

Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 7:07 PM EST
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By Michael Alachnowicz
They say the center is a safe spot for seniors to socialize.

Health

Roanoke woman given gift of sound with donation of hearing aids

Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 2:38 PM EST
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By Brittany Morgan
She has struggled to hear for two years after losing her first pair of hearing aids

Animals

Therapy Pets calming healthcare anxieties

Updated: Feb. 25, 2022 at 4:22 PM EST
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By Rachel Schneider
The last TheraPet clinic at the Valley View Vaccination Center will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Health

LewisGale Hospital Montgomery expands surgery department

Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 7:37 PM EST
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By Joe Dashiell
LewisGale Hospital Montgomery has launched a major expansion of its surgery department. Thursday morning, members of the medical staff gathered with hospital administrators and community leaders for a groundbreaking ceremony.

Health

Centra Health’s Virginia Baptist Hospital celebrates expansion of pediatric specialty center

Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 5:25 PM EST
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By Michael Alachnowicz
Virginia Baptist says children will walk away as the big winners.

Health

LewisGale Pulaski first SW Virginia hospital offering different way to treat prostate cancer

Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 6:49 AM EST
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By Janay Reece
Dr. John Rogers performed the first HDR prostate brachytherapy, a more precise form of radiation therapy to treat prostate cancer.

Early Years

EARLY YEARS: February is Children’s Dental Health Month

Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 5:18 AM EST
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By Kimberly McBroom
Dentists highlighting importance of children receiving regular check-ups

Health

SML family spreads awareness for son’s rare medical condition

Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 12:43 PM EST
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By Brittany Morgan
Tyler was diagnosed in November of 2020.

Coronavirus

New River Health District hosts weekly update

Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 4:52 PM EST
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By Rachel Schneider
Active cases and hospitalizations continue to decrease. Local pharmacies have been seen getting more shipments of N-95 masks in the community.

Health

Pulaski County adult day care center in danger of losing funds

Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 4:15 PM EST
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By Sophia Borrelli
“Gotten to a desperate point to where we only have about five months of operating monies left.”

Health

Carilion celebrates heart failure awareness week

Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 10:56 PM EST
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By Ashley Boles
Heart Failure Awareness Week coincides with Valentines Day on purpose to get folks talking about heart problems.

Community

Emory & Henry College receives grant to combat food insecurity

Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 5:48 PM EST
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By Rachel Schneider
$1,000 will go towards stocking the campus Stinger’s Supply Shelf, a free resource available to all students.

Health

CHIP of the Roanoke Valley awarded thousands toward helping families with healthcare

Updated: Feb. 10, 2022 at 12:34 AM EST
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By Will Thomas
The Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation recently awarded an $85,000 grant to Child Health Investment Partnership of the Roanoke Valley.

Health

Catawba Hospital study advances in General Assembly

Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 at 6:45 PM EST
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By Joe Dashiell
Legislation that could transform Catawba Hospital in Roanoke County continues to advance in the Virginia General Assembly.

Health

LewisGale Medical Center will offer new treatment for patients with enlarged prostate

Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 at 11:52 AM EST
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By Justin Geary
The outpatient procedure uses technology called UroLift®, which inserts tiny implants to hold open the obstructed pathway blocking flow, eliminating the blockage.

Health

Free Clinic of Central Virginia awarded grants to start urgent dental care program

Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 3:34 PM EST
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By Michael Alachnowicz
They hope to have the program up and running soon.
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