The Roanoke City and Alleghany County Health Districts are advising the community on the importance of sleep. Proper sleep and exercise are important for overall health and well-being as the CDC has linked bad sleeping habits to health issues,

According to an announcement from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the entire operation in Accomack County had been quarantined with a 10-kilometer perimeter. The positive flock was depopulated Thursday, the department said, and birds in the flock will not enter the food system.

Respiratory viruses are spreading in our hometowns. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19, Influenza and RSV are the main viruses causing an increase in the number of hospitalizations.

Health care professionals have confirmed whooping cough outbreaks in West Virginia and Ohio.Four cases have been reported at Hurricane High School and additiona

The previous year’s data, stretching from early July 2023 through late June 2024 shows HMPV testing positivity was relatively low through the fall and early winter months before

Stacker analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to identify the most common settings for foodborne outbreaks in West Virginia.

(CDC) Since fall, most parts of the country have seen HMPV testing positivity climb. The most recent data shows only one region — covering Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Rhode Island and Virginia — has reported a dip. The previous year’s data ...

By Taylor Sisk for KFF Health News. Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for West Virginia News Service reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service Collaboration More than three years have passed since federal health officials arrived in central Appalachia to assess an alarming outbreak of HIV spread mostly between people who inject opioids or methamphetamine.

Charleston, W.Va. – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Jan. 12, 1869 ...

Seven Delmarva-region commercial operations have now reported cases of the highly contagious virus.

A flurry of scientific gatherings and panels across federal science agencies were canceled on Wednesday, at a time of heightened sensitivity about how the

Duncan Powell scored a career-high 23 points and Georgia Tech snapped a four-game losing streak with a 71-64 victory over Virginia Tech.