2 days agoUS flu season arrives early, driven by an unexpected virusThe winter flu season in the United States is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years
3 days agoThere’s still time for the flu shot: Carilion health officials seeing cases increaseCarilion Clinic says the number of flu cases are picking up.
3 days agoFlesh-eating bacteria linked to heroin kills 7 in CaliforniaAuthorities say a flesh-eating bacteria linked to the use of black tar heroin has killed at least seven people in San Diego County
3 days agoUS report: Prescription drug prices down slightly last yearA government report says prices for prescription drugs edged down 1% last year, driven by declines for generics and slow growth for brand-name medications
3 days agoTufts University severs ties with family behind OxyContinTufts University is ending its relationship with the billionaire family that owns OxyContin Purdue Pharma
3 days agoPhone-in-cheek: Spike seen in cellphone-linked face injuriesResearchers say careless cellphone use can lead to facial cuts, bruises and fractures
3 days agoPelosi sets Medicare showdown on drug costs and new benefitsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi is setting a showdown vote next week on her bill empowering Medicare to negotiate prices for costly prescription drugs
3 days agoVaccine group announces creation of Ebola vaccine stockpileThe vaccine alliance GAVI announced it would invest $178 million to create a global stockpile of about 500,000 Ebola vaccines, in a move health officials say could help p...
Carilion Clinic announces plans to build world-class $100 million cancer center in RoanokeCarilion Clinic is planning to expand the VTC Health Sciences and Technology Campus with a world-class cancer center.
DC government sues e-cigarette maker Juul over teen useThe District of Columbia is joining several states in suing e-cigarette maker Juul Labs over its marketing practices
Trump donates 3rd-quarter salary to help fight opioid crisisPresident Donald Trump donates his 3rd-quarter salary to help tackle the nation’s opioid epidemic
Ebola responders on ‘lockdown’ after Congo city’s unrestEbola responders on ‘lockdown’ after Congo city’s deadly unrest, UN health agency says
Four Thanksgiving cooking safety tips you need to knowA professor at Virginia Tech explains the four things everyone needs to keep in mind to prevent foodborne illness.
Kamala Harris proposes doubling mental health treatment bedsDemocratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to double the number of mental health treatment beds available across the country and increase access to virtual men...
Stop! Washing your Thanksgiving turkey could spread germs‘My grandmother taught me that:’ Food safety experts say not to wash Thanksgiving turkeys before cooking, even if relatives did
Clarification: Health Care-Artificial Intelligence storyPaging Dr. Robot: Artificial intelligence spreads into medicine to guide care or help patients
Correction: Prescription Drugs storyBattling impeachment, White House presses for drug cost legislation with new urgency
Big study casts doubt on need for many heart proceduresA large study finds that people with stable heart disease from clogged arteries may have less chest pain if they get a stent or bypass, but it won't cut their risk of hav...
US approves new drug to manage sickle cell diseaseU.S. regulators have approved a new sickle cell disease medicine that can prevent extremely painful, dangerous flareups in which misshaped blood cells clump together, blo...
Will you get dementia? Many may not understand their riskNew research suggests many U.S. adults underestimate their chances for developing dementia and do useless things to prevent it.
Warren says getting to ‘Medicare for All’ will take 3 yearsDemocrat Elizabeth Warren says that if she’s elected president, she won’t immediately push to give every American government-funded health care and will work to pass a “M...
US panel backs wider use of fish oil to prevent heart attackUS health experts recommend wider use prescription-strength fish oil to help prevent heart problems
Vaping illnesses in US still rising, though at slower paceUS cases of vaping lung damage continue to increase but at slower pace
Schools closed in New Delhi as air quality dips for 3rd daySchools in India’s capital are shut after air quality plunged to a severe category for the third consecutive day, enveloping New Delhi in a thick gray haze of noxious air
Doctor accused of unnecessary surgeries held without bailA Virginia doctor is headed to court to face allegations that he performed unnecessary surgical procedures on his patients
Alzheimer’s research conference coming to RoanokeThe Alzheimer's Association is hosting a one day research conference in Roanoke Thursday.
Overdoses possible in some student deaths on USC campusPolice investigators are looking into drug overdoses as a potential cause of death among some of the nine students who have died this semester at the University Southern ...
Carilion Clinic shares tips to avoid cold weather health risksBundling up with multiple layers in November may sound a little silly, but Carilion Clinic says it does make a difference.
