Health

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (38+ words) Richmond pastor and breast cancer survivor Patricia Gould-Champ turns 80 with a gospel concert benefiting scholarships and outreach programs. Richmond pastor and breast cancer survivor Patricia Gould-Champ turns 80 with a gospel concert benefiting scholarships and outreach programs....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (241+ words) A collection of national medical groups are releasing their own vaccine guidance, bypassing federal health authorities. Kentucky health official backs medical groups releasing independent vaccine guidance A collection of national medical groups are releasing their own vaccine guidance, bypassing federal…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (136+ words) Kentucky's governor and a congressman are at odds over the effect of Medicaid cuts on the state's rural hospitals. Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Ky.) warns that $21 billion in Medicaid cuts over 10 years will threaten rural hospitals. Congressman Andy Barr (R-Ky.), who's…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (345+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia is getting $122 million in federal funding for rural health care as hospitals across rural parts of the Commonwealth continue to struggle with staffing shortages, rising costs and financial pressure. The Trump administration announced the funding Friday…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (656+ words) People living close to the Chevron Refinery in Richmond face an elevated risk of developing cancer over a lifetime, and illness from short exposure to excess emissions, according to a preliminary health risk assessment by the Bay Area Air District…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (461+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia agencies are being told to make it easier for eligible residents to stay enrolled in Medicaid and food assistance as new federal requirements take effect. Executive Order 20, issued Tuesday, creates a “Keep Virginia Covered” policy for…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (306+ words) When a Kentucky woman called an emergency department earlier this year, she wasn't asking whether treatment was available. Through tears, she was asking whether anyone would judge her for needing it. She had been referred to the hospital for help…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (169+ words) Health officials have confirmed an ongoing measles outbreak in Kentucky and announced the state has the most confirmed cases of measles in 2026 than in any year since 1991. All 19 cases in 2026 have been in individuals who were not vaccinated against measles…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (448+ words) Red and fallow deer have roamed freely in Richmond Park since it was created by King Charles I in 1637. This means they have survived – and thrived, in fact – through a civil war, the great plague, the Industrial Revolution and two…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (480+ words) Virginia Cancer Specialists, the largest private oncology practice in Northern Virginia, is pleased to welcome Tina Roy, MD, board-certified medical oncologist and board-eligible hematologist, to its Arlington location. Oops, something went wrong U.S. markets open in 46m Nationally Recognized Lung Cancer Researcher…...