A news release from Carilion says the Center for Advanced Imaging (CIA) on Franklin Road, and the Center for Surgical Excellence (CSE) on Rosalind Avenue have agrees to become part of their organization.

A new 6000 - 7000 square foot facility will be built on 3.8 acres on Christiansburg Pike

The Virginia Department of Health has a comprehensive on-line section that will help you prepare for severe weather.

In an Aug. 26 story about a new TV ad linking hot dogs with cancer, The Associated Press, relying on figures provided by a nutrition adviser to the American Institute for Cancer Research, erroneously reported average risks for colon cancer and how eating hot dogs affects those risks.

The article cites Carilion’s leverage for part of the reason why insurance rates in Roanoke have gone from being the cheapest in the state, to the most expensive.

Researchers have identified a gene that appears to be linked to the most common form of macular degeneration

The test spares recipients the ordeal of repeated biopsies to check if their bodies are rejecting the new organ

Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases.

Three nationally ranked amputee rock climbers have volunteered for a University of South Florida research project to figure out what kind of artificial limb works best. 

A new TV commercial shows kids eating hot dogs in a school cafeteria and one boy’s haunting lament: “I was dumbfounded when the doctor told me I have late-stage colon cancer.”