Play tennis with local women and help fight breast cancer.

The 15-month old male pony was from Virginia Beach and was unvaccinated for EEE

This year there is an extra eye screening for kindergartners and third graders in Roanoke County Schools

A Lewis Gale Medical Center infectious disease expert calls the conditions at the market building alarming but not reason to panic

Mental-health-care reforms undertaken after the Virginia Tech massacre are in danger of being undone if the state carries out a plan to slash spending, advocates say

What percentage of people get the flu each year?

How food recalls are classified and which is the most serious…

Researchers found people with variants in a Vitamin D gene, called BSMI, had an increased risk for the disease

A MRI scan may one day replace exploratory surgery for breast cancer patients who do not know if their disease has spread to their lymph nodes. 

The study found acupuncture can reduce hot flashes just as well as prescription drugs, and acupuncture wasn’t linked to any negative side effects.

A raccoon killed by a Henrico County resident has tested positive for rabies.

Link to a checklist that may help you determine if mold is the source of your sniffles

According to the Virginia Department of Health there is a limited supply of the rabies vaccine for people

PSA screenings and a national speaker are a part of an event being held the evening of Thursday September 17th

Pink in the Rink is being held at the Roanoke Civic Center Saturday September 20th

Doctors diagnosed Torgersen with throat cancer back in May

The walk, from 11:00 a.m. to noon, will be hosted by the Beard Center on Aging, SERVE, students from the Bonner Leaders, the Alzheimer’s Association and Adult Care Center of Central Virginia. 

What is being done to try to fill rural health gaps felt across Virginia?

General Public Presentation at 7:00pm Tuesday night: Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., MD, FACS The Ultimate Dream: Disease Elimination

Carilion Clinic specialists in women’s pelvic cancers will be staffing a weekly specialty referral-only clinic at Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital, beginning in October

About 800 people took advantage of the Boomers & Beyond Expo at the Roanoke Civic Center…

Roanoke County Schools Superintendent Dr. Lorraine Lange confirms to WSLS that a child in a preschool classroom at Herman L. Horn Elementary spent the weekend in the hospital. Read today’s letter.

Innovative work on a new type of heart stent sensor is earning Nakhiah Goulbourne, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award of $400,000.

While sweating excessively isn’t the most attractive part of being an elite athlete, it could prevent exercise-induced asthma.

Looking for a way to boost your brain in old age?  Make sure you’re getting your vitamins.

Although life is pretty tame in Lynchburg compared to Beijing, a Centra Emergency Department physician says, “It’s good to be home.”

On Friday, Danville Regional was completely out of type O blood, according to a statement from the hospital. 

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Many women quit smoking during pregnancy, but about half light up again within a few months of giving birth.

Jefferson College of Health Sciences offers free asthma education to adults through study this Fall