Chronic Wasting Disease report from DWR recorded 109 positive detections in the over 8,100 deer it tested across Virginia. In ...

Virginia health officials are concerned about the return of measles. An analysis of health data by VCIJ at WHRO found nearly ...

A Southwest Virginia nurse has been recognized by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) as the state’s Public Health Nurse ...

Virginia recorded a substantial drop in overdose deaths, including those caused by fentanyl, showing efforts in this area are ...

State health officials announced Friday those with weakened immune systems can received a third vaccine dose to strengthen ...

Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death in Petersburg, accounting for about 22% of all deaths in 2022 and 2023, according to data from the Virginia Department of Health. Mayor Samuel ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Health has issued a fish consumption advisory for the Chickahominy Watershed because of elevated perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) levels in specific ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Health has alleged that Richmond appears to have operated its Waterworks in violation of the Public Water Supplies law when the spike in ...

A judge has ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for coal miners in West Virginia and rescinded layoffs in ...

CHARLESTON — A memorandum to county superintendents issued Friday by the West Virginia Department of Education requiring ...