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|By Rachel Schneider
The Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at LewisGale is the first and currently the only hospital in Virginia with this new technology.
Updated: 6 hours ago
|By Brittany Morgan
The facility will take the place of the old J.C. Penny location at the Tanglewood Mall
Updated: Aug. 2, 2021 at 6:12 PM EDT
|By Janay Reece
The health director says although COVID-19 cases have gone up, hospitalizations and deaths have not.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2021 at 6:28 PM EDT
|By Rachel Schneider
Health officials say this is due to children not going to regularly scheduled doctors visits due to the pandemic.
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Updated: Jul. 30, 2021 at 6:20 PM EDT
|By Bruce Young
They say 99 percent of new infections they are seeing are in unvaccinated patients.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2021 at 4:05 PM EDT
|By Rachel Schneider
Findings show an association between COVID and long-term cognitive dysfunction.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2021 at 3:43 PM EDT
|By Pete DeLuca
Researchers Pearl Chiu and Brooks King-Casas had their work published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2021 at 11:26 AM EDT
|By Rachel Schneider
Pam Palmer’s morning routine at the Roanoke Elks Lodge has become an internet sensation.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 5:29 PM EDT
|By Bruce Young
There were bands at the event, which also had vendors, Narcan training and information on how to get help.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 8:09 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
A ribbon-cutting Wednesday afternoon in Salem represented a first for the Commonwealth and a new chapter for Virginia’s medical marijuana industry. Rise Salem is a medical cannabis dispensary that will open soon on West Main Street.
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Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 6:55 PM EDT
|By Janay Reece
Carilion Clinic is one of only 7 centers in the country participating and currently has the highest patient enrollment.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 5:17 PM EDT
|By Pete DeLuca
Dr. John Heil served as a psychology consultant for the U.S. fencing team at three Olympic games.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 2:29 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
Virginia will commit $485 million in federal and state funding to address challenges in Virginia’s behavioral health system.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 1:25 PM EDT
|By Leanna Scachetti
Carilion doctors say they're preparing for a spike in hospitalizations.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 1:01 PM EDT
|By Rachel Schneider
Leaders say hospital staff is prepared for a surge, but frustrated knowing there doesn't have to be one.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 10:30 AM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Centra says this new affiliation will allow both health systems to work together even more closely and efficiently
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 8:04 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
Biles joins some other high-profile athletes in the Olympic space who have been talking openly about a topic that had been taboo in sports for seemingly forever.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2021 at 10:58 PM EDT
|By Kendall Davis
Southern Virginia is still seeing many residents weary over the vaccine.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2021 at 6:59 PM EDT
|By Rachel Schneider
There are new requirements this year for school vaccination records.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2021 at 6:46 PM EDT
|By Rachel Schneider
Upwards of 20 people are now hospitalized at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM EDT
|By Leanna Scachetti
Carilion’s Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control, Dr. Anthony Baffoe-Bonnie, spoke to members of local media to address this issue and share a message with the community.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2021 at 10:54 AM EDT
|By Rachel Schneider
Friendship Health & Rehab Center is hosting the event.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2021 at 6:54 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
Wall Residences helps connect individuals with disabilities to providers who can help create an independent life for them.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2021 at 6:12 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2021 at 11:42 AM EDT
|By Gray News staff
(Gray News) - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made remarks from the White House Rose Garden on Monday to mark the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2021 at 9:06 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
Almost 70 years after cancer claimed the life of Henrietta Lacks, the Roanoke native is receiving hometown honors for her contribution to medical research.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2021 at 6:53 PM EDT
|By Bruce Young
The clinic is part of expanded efforts by the health department to meet people where they are for vaccinations.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2021 at 5:23 PM EDT
|By Rachel Schneider
Pollution can cause more serious inflammation for those with asthma.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2021 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By Leanna Scachetti
Auditors found ODW is not using all tools at its disposal, such as fines, to prevent repeated and future violations of drinking water regulations.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2021 at 5:02 PM EDT
|By Rachel Schneider
Mental health experts say back-to-school debates are not only stressful for parents but also their children.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2021 at 4:24 AM EDT
|By Eric Miller
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring says the funds are desperately needed, as the pandemic has led to a spike in opioid deaths in the Commonwealth.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2021 at 4:38 PM EDT
|By Bruce Young
State legislators have raised the minimum wage but didn’t increase Medicaid payments to match.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2021 at 2:38 PM EDT
|By Leanna Scachetti
Virginia DEQ Meteorologist Dan Salkovitz joined us on the WDBJ7+ Digital News Desk to explain the health alert and gives us an idea of when skies might clear.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2021 at 1:48 PM EDT
|By CNN staff
Health officials said dozens of food poisoning cases could be connected to the heat wave in the northwestern U.S.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2021 at 7:48 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
A new coalition hopes to make the high cost of prescription drugs an issue in the fall campaign.The group Virginians for Affordable Medicine includes nine organizations concerned with access to prescription drugs.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2021 at 6:33 PM EDT
|By WDBJ
The move is expected to cost more than $2 million.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2021 at 6:59 AM EDT
|By CNN staff
Pfizer is recalling some Chantix batches after high levels of possible cancer-causing chemical N-nitroso-varenicline were found in them at levels above the company’s acceptable limit.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2021 at 6:54 AM EDT
|By Kendall Davis
The Martinsville-Henry County E911 Center is implementing new strategies to respond to both mental and behavioral health emergencies. It’s part of a statewide act aimed at reducing negative outcomes with police.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2021 at 12:06 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
In spring 2021, Virginia became the first Southern state to pass adult-use cannabis legislation.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2021 at 3:50 PM EDT
|By Pete DeLuca
But elevated construction costs due to the pandemic are forcing the clinic to raise an additional $250,000.
Private health facilities concerned about increased demand, stagnant resources for mental healthcare
Updated: Jul. 14, 2021 at 6:23 PM EDT
|By Kate Capodanno
Mental health professionals in Virginia say we are in a major crisis right now with not enough resources to help patients in need of treatment.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2021 at 12:43 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
U.S. overdose deaths hit a record of 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a 29% increase.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2021 at 6:04 PM EDT
|By Kate Capodanno
One of the facilities reducing its bed capacity and temporarily closing admissions is the Catawba Hospital in Roanoke County.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2021 at 4:39 PM EDT
|By Rachel Schneider
Despite losing her sight, Shawn Cheshire refuses to live a limited life
Updated: Jul. 7, 2021 at 9:23 PM EDT
|By Max Marcilla
It’s about the trauma he faced in his personal life, only worsened by the nature of his job, and what he’s doing now to battle those demons.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2021 at 1:12 PM EDT
|By Andrew Webb
Hospital workers can once again take a free paddle down the James River this summer.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2021 at 1:04 PM EDT
|By Eddie Callahan
The rankings result from nearly 3,000 counties and county-equivalents on 84 metrics within 10 categories.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2021 at 11:27 AM EDT
|By Debra Dolan
While physical punishment has been around for decades, it is increasingly viewed as having a negative impact.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2021 at 6:19 PM EDT
|By Janay Reece
Those who enroll will be able to access full dental services including, X- Rays, exams, root canals, oral surgeries and more.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2021 at 7:10 PM EDT
|By Janay Reece
She says her toddler found a sugar-coated gummy and thought it was candy. She told us she tried to take it out of his hand, but he quickly ate it before she could.