Thousands of workers at nation’s health agencies brace for mass layoffs
The mass firings are expected after Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last week announced a massive reorganization of the ...
'There will be impacts': Va. Department of Health comments on proposed 10,000 HHS job cuts
The Virginia Department of Health promises to continue 'overall ongoing work' in face of 10,000 Health & Human Services job ...
Surge in Virginia syphilis cases alarms physicians
A regional collaboration called the Stop Syphilis Coalition is launching a public awareness campaign this month to educate residents and providers on risk factors, symptoms and screening ...
USDA to distribute rabies vaccine for wildlife in Tennessee, Virginia
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Tennessee Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Health will ...
Surge of syphilis cases underway in Hampton Roads, officials say
Officials say syphilis is surging across several demographics, including seniors and newborns, and the surge is worse in ...
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End of COVID funding to impact staffing at Virginia Department of Health
The Virginia Department of Health says its staffing will be impacted after learning several COVID-19-related grants are ...
Virginia students need these vaccines to start school this August—are yours up to date?
VDH is urging families to get state-required vaccines asap to avoid school delays in August. Is your child up to date?
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Youngkin’s sanguine pronouncements do little for Virginia’s laid-off federal workers
It’s fine the governor has taken steps to assist Virginians affected by the chaos in Washington over federal layoffs. His ...
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Why Capital Area Health Network will no longer offer HIV/AIDS services: 'What is happening?'
The nonprofit health clinic shared a message with patients about its Wellness Center shuttering operations on March 24, a ...
Future of Va. bill charging fentanyl dealers with manslaughter to be discussed Wednesday
It has been a long journey for Faythe Silveira to try and get Virginia lawmakers to strengthen penalties against fentanyl ...