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| Oct 30, 2026 | Rappahannock Area Health District Raises Awareness on Stroke Detection, Prevention | October 29, 2026
Media Contact: Erin Perkins, [email protected]
Rappahannock Area Health District Raises Awareness on Stroke Detection, Prevention
October 29 is World Stroke Day
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Stroke is one of the leading... |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Say Scary-Good Halloween Starts with Safety | October 30, 2026
Media Contact: Bryan Hooten, 804-807-1727, [email protected]
RICHMOND, Va. – Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) are sharing some scary-good safety tips to help every family have a night full of treats,... |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Cumberland Plateau and LENOWISCO Health Districts Encourages Families to “Keep Kids Safe from Lead” Encourages Families to “Keep Kids Safe from Lead” | October 26, 2026
Media Contact: Daniel Hunsucker; [email protected]
Cumberland Plateau and LENOWISCO Health Districts Encourages Families to “Keep Kids Safe from Lead”
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 25–31... |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Halloween Food Safety Tips | October 28, 2026
Media Contact: Dr Zelalem Attlee, [email protected]
Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Halloween Food Safety Tips
Keep the Tricks out of Your Treats
WARRENTON, Va. – Halloween brings costumes, parties, and p... |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Crater Health District Raises Awareness on Stroke Detection, Prevention | October 27, 2026
Media Contact: RaShel Charles, [email protected]
Crater Health District Raises Awareness on Stroke Detection, Prevention
October 29 is World Stroke Day
PETERSBURG, Va. – Stroke remains one of the leading cause... |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Cumberland Plateau and LENOWISCO Health Districts’ Halloween Food Safety Tips | October 28, 2026
Media Contact: Daniel Hunsucker; [email protected]
Cumberland Plateau and LENOWISCO Health Districts’ Halloween Food Safety Tips
Keep the Tricks out of Your Treats
WISE, Va. – Halloween brings costumes, part... |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Cumberland Plateau & LENOWISCO Health Districts Raise Awareness on Stroke Detection, Prevention | October 27, 2026
Media Contact: Daniel Hunsucker; [email protected]
Cumberland Plateau & LENOWISCO Health Districts Raise Awareness on Stroke Detection, Prevention
October 29 is World Stroke Day
WISE, Va. – Stroke is one... |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Skunk Tests Positive for Rabies in Suffolk | October 22, 2026
Media Contact: Joseph Everett, Environmental Health Manager, 757-514-4751
Skunk Tests Positive for Rabies in Suffolk
SUFFOLK, Va.-The Suffolk Health Department is alerting the public that a skunk tested positive for rabies.... |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Virginia Health Officials Investigating Confirmed Measles Case in Northwest Region | October 17, 2026
Media Contact: Brookie Crawford, [email protected]
Virginia Health Officials Investigating Confirmed Measles Case in Northwest Region
Virginia Department of Health is Working to Identify People Who Are at Ri... |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Virginians Encouraged to Get Annual Flu Vaccine, Immunizations to Protect Against Respiratory Illnesses During Event at Riverside Health | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 15, 2026
Media Contact:
VDH: Maria Reppas, Director of Communications, [email protected]
VHHA: Julian Walker, Vice President of Communications, [email protected]
Virginians Encouraged to Get Annua... |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Raccoon in Williamsburg Tests Positive for Rabies Virus | October 15, 2026
Media Contacts: Mary Wainwright, [email protected]
Tes La Dieu, [email protected]
Raccoon in Williamsburg Tests Positive for Rabies Virus
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The Peninsula Health District would like... |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Lord Fairfax Health District Awarded Micro-Grant to Support Local EMS with Infection Prevention and Control Resources | October 7, 2026
Media Contact: Katherine Schroeder, [email protected]
Lord Fairfax Health District Awarded Micro-Grant to Support Local EMS with Infection Prevention and Control Resources
WINCHESTER, Va. – The Lord Fairfa... |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Richmond City Health District Reports Rabies in Bat | October 9, 2026
Media Contact: Bryan Hooten, 804-807-1727, [email protected]
Richmond City Health District Reports Rabies in Bat
RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond City Health District (RCHD) is notifying Fairfield community members o... |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Chesterfield Health District celebrates Safe Sleep Month | October 7, 2026
Media Contact: Kristy Fowler
[email protected]
Health Educator Prioritizes Safe Sleep Practices
Chesterfield Health District celebrates Safe Sleep Month
CHESTERFIELD, Va.– October is Safe Sleep Month. Sudden une... |
| Oct 13, 2026 | The Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Supports Breast Health All Year | October 13, 2026
Media Contact: Dr. Zelalem Attlee, [email protected]
The Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Supports Breast Health All Year
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
WARRENTON, Va. – October is Breast Cancer ... |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Encourage Vaccinations for Respiratory Viruses | October 13, 2026
Media Contact: Bryan Hooten, 804-807-1727, [email protected]
Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Encourage Vaccinations for Respiratory Viruses
RICHMOND, Va. – Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) enco... |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Virginia Department of Health Closes Little Wicomico River to Shellfish Harvesting | October 9, 2026
Media Contact: Stephanie Hudson, [email protected]
Virginia Department of Health Closes Little Wicomico River to Shellfish Harvesting
RICHMOND, Va. – Effective October 9, out of an abundance of caution and in... |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Spotsylvania County Health Department move October 10 | July 20, 2026
Media Contact: Erin Perkins, [email protected]
Rappahannock Area Health District Announces New Location for Spotsylvania County Health Department
SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. – We are excited to announce that the Spotsylvania... |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Virginia Department of Health Closes Portion of Lower Machodoc Creek to Shellfish Harvesting | October 9, 2026
Media Contact: Stephanie Hudson, Eastern Region PIO, (804) 396-9640
[email protected]
Virginia Department of Health Closes Portion of Lower Machodoc Creek to Shellfish Harvesting
RICHMOND, Va.— The Virginia D... |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Three Rivers Health District Awarded $5,000 to Support Emergency Preparedness with Mattaponi Indian Tribe & Reservation | October 7, 2026
Media Contact: Brenden Rivenbark, [email protected]
Three Rivers Health District Awarded $5,000 to Support Emergency Preparedness with Mattaponi Indian Tribe & Reservation
SALUDA, VA. – The Three Rivers ... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | The Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Calls on Community for Suicide Prevention Support | September 30, 2026
Media Contact: Dr. Zelalem Attlee, [email protected].
The Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Calls on Community for Suicide Prevention Support
WARRENTON, Va. – Suicide is a serious public health issue that... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Crater Health District Reports Rabies Case in a Bat in Hopewell Virginia | September 30, 2026
Media Contact: Toinette Waldon, [email protected]
Media Contact: RaShel Charles, [email protected]
Crater Health District Reports Rabies Case in a Bat in Hopewell Virginia
Hopewell, Va. – The ... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Wise County Health Department Undergoing Ceiling Maintenance | September 30, 2026
Media Contact: Daniel Hunsucker, [email protected]
Wise County Health Department Undergoing Ceiling Maintenance
Limited Services Available via Mobile Facilities at Wise County Health Department
WISE, Va. –... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Share the Importance of Heart Health | September 29, 2026
Media Contact: Bryan Hooten, 804-807-1727, [email protected]
Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Share the Importance of Heart Health
World Heart Day is Sept. 29
RICHMOND, Va. – Richmond and Henrico Health D... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | The Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Encourages Men to Get Informed About Prostate Cancer | September 29, 2026
Media Contact: Dr Zelalem Attlee, [email protected].
The Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Encourages Men to Get Informed About Prostate Cancer
WARRENTON, Va. – Prostate cancer is one of the leading cause... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Central Shenandoah Health District Shares Rabies Safety Tips | September 28, 2026
Media Contact: Rachel Dumene, [email protected], 540-480-4998
Central Shenandoah Health District Shares Rabies Safety Tips
World Rabies Day is September 28
STAUNTON, Va. – World Rabies Day is September 28. T... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Nursing Home Oversight Advisory Panel Meeting September 30 | For Immediate Release: September 29, 2026
DMAS Media Contact: Kedra Keith [email protected] and Kylee Toland [email protected]
VDH Media Contact: Logan Anderson, [email protected]
Nursing Home Oversigh... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Cumberland Plateau & LENOWISCO Health Districts Encourage All Residents to Get Vaccinated for the Flu | September 29, 2026
Media Contact: Daniel Hunsucker; [email protected]
Cumberland Plateau & LENOWISCO Health Districts Encourage All Residents to Get Vaccinated for the Flu
WISE, Va. – Influenza (flu) season is here. The ... |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Share Rabies Prevention Tips | September 28, 2026
Media Contact: Bryan Hooten, 804-807-1727, [email protected]
Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Share Rabies Prevention Tip
World Rabies Day is Sept. 28
RICHMOND, Va. — To protect the health of residents an... |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Crater Health District Says Prepare Today to Protect Yourself and Your Family from Disaster | September 22, 2026
Media Contact: RaShel Charles [email protected]
Prepare Today to Protect Yourself and Your Family from Disaster
Crater Health District Supports National Preparedness Month
PETERSBURG, Va. – Plan ahead to be ... |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Virginia Measles Outbreak Grows to 98 Cases: World Cup Puts Unvaccinated at Risk | By Chase Fiorini
Published: Jun 18 2026, 3:16 PM EDT
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| Jun 5, 2026 | Attorney General Jay Jones Observes Wear Orange Day | Commonwealth of Virginia
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| Jun 28, 2024 | Study finds Black residents represent majority of Richmond's heat-related incidents | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
Richmond's cooling centers are likely inadequately located or rarely used, according to new research from the University of Richmond and VDH's Office of Eme... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Health | Music therapy helps stroke survivors regain lost speech by singing | “That therapy, we have found, has helped him more than anything else,” she said.
Hart sees Tracy Bowdish, the only music therapist Sentara employs. Bowdish had worked with a task force to help pass music therapy licensure legislation in Vir... |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Thousands of children got tested for lead with faulty devices. Here's what parents should know. | A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately low results.
It's the latest in a long-running saga involving Massachusetts-ba... |
| Mar 16, 2024 | Funding crunch threatens a key virus-fighting tool: tracking America's poop | More of America's sewage systems are tracking viral risks beyond the coronavirus, but unpredictable funding threatens the future of what's become an important surveillance tool for cash-strapped public health departments.
The big ... |
| Mar 1, 2024 | U.S. measles cases rise to 41, as CDC tallies infections now in 16 states | At least 41 cases of measles have been reported in the U.S. across 16 states so far this year, according to new weekly figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This is up from 35 cases in 15 states reporte... |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Health | The U.S. eliminated measles in 2000. Why is it back now? | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care providers to be “on alert” for patients with symptoms of measles — a virus declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000 — after nearly two dozen cases have been reported across... |
| Jan 17, 2024 | CDC: Virginia's COVID levels are "very high" | Virginia is still seeing high levels of COVID-19 post-holiday travel season.
That's according to wastewater surveillance data, which — you guessed it — tracks the virus through your poop and can flag infections in people who might not ... |
| Jan 10, 2024 | What to expect in the 2024 General Assembly session | It's the second week of the year, which means it's time for a new legislative session in Virginia.
What's happening: The General Assembly convenes today for its 2024 session, which is scheduled to run for at least 60 days.
Wh... |
| Aug 10, 2023 | COVID rates are slightly up in Virginia | We've been hearing more anecdotal reports of COVID-19 cases in Richmond and around the state over the past few weeks. (Get well soon, Karri's boyfriend!)
The latest: Overall rates remain low, but there has been a slight uptick in ... |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Virginia syphilis cases are increasing, and now there's a treatment shortage | An increase in syphilis cases continues to vex state health officials.
What's happening: A surge in cases in Virginia and nationwide is causing a shortage of a key treatment for the disease, Bicillin, a long-acting form of penicillin.
... |
| Oct 25, 2022 | "Potential disease outbreak" at Virginia high school causes hundreds of students to miss school with flu-like symptoms | A Virginia high school will remain open even as hundreds of students continue to stay home because of flu-like illnesses.
Stafford High School, located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, had a "high number of student and staff illnesses"... |
| Sep 13, 2022 | 3 under-the-radar ways to get your student loans forgiven right now | Nurses and doctors may be eligible for special student-loan forgiveness programs. Thomas Barwick/Getty Images
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| Jul 21, 2022 | When will Novavax's vaccine be available, and how can I get it? | The Biden administration is warning states to prepare for a "limited supply" of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine to be made available, after federal health authorities cleared the shots for use on Tuesday. States will likely be una... |
| May 28, 2022 | At least 4 states now offering monkeypox vaccine to at-risk contacts | A growing number of states now say they are moving to vaccinate some of their at-risk residents against monkeypox, as the U.S. response accelerates to an outbreak that now spans more than 400 confirmed or suspected cases around the world.
I... |
| Dec 21, 2021 | Summit Therapeutics : Announces Topline Results for Phase III Ri-CoDIFy Study for C. Difficile Infection - Form 8-K | Summit Therapeutics Announces Topline Results for Phase III Ri-CoDIFy Study for C. Difficile Infection
Cambridge, MA, December 20, 2021 - Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT) ("Summit" or the "Company") today announce... |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Summit Therapeutics Announces Topline Results for Phase III Ri-CoDIFy Study for C. Difficile Infection | Cambridge, MA, Dec. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT) (“Summit” or the “Company”) today announced topline results for the Phase III Ri-CoDIFy study evaluating its investigational drug, ridinilazole, for th... |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Summit Therapeutics : Reports Financial Results and Operational Progress for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 - Form 8-K | Summit Therapeutics Inc Reports Financial Results and Operational Progress
for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 15, 2021 - Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT) ("Summit,&q... |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Summit Therapeutics Inc Reports Financial Results and Operational Progress for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, Nov. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT) ("Summit," "we," or the "Company") today reports its financial results and provides an update on its operation... |
| Nov 13, 2021 | A Virginia pharmacy gave 112 young kids shots of a COVID-19 vaccine formulation designed for older children and adults, officials say | A child receives a dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine at an event launching school vaccinations in Los Angeles, California on November 5. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images
A pharmacy in Virginia gave COVID-19 vaccine formulations intended f... |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Liberty University announces temporary COVID-19 "mitigation period" | Sign up for our daily briefingMake your busy days simpler with Axios AM/PM. Catch up on what's new and why it matters in just 5 minutes.
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| Aug 11, 2021 | Summit Therapeutics : Reports Financial Results and Operational Progress for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, Aug. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT) ("Summit," "we," or the "Company") today reports its financial results and provides an update on its operation... |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Summit Therapeutics : Reports Financial Results and Operational Progress for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (Form 8-K) | Summit Therapeutics Reports Financial Results and Operational Progress
for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 11, 2021 - Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT) ('Summit,' '... |
| Jul 8, 2021 | Dollar General hires chief medical officer as it looks to become a health-care destination in rural areas | Dollar General has hired a chief medical officer as it plans to make a push into health care.
Customers will see more health products on shelves, such as cold and cough medication and dental supplies.
CEO Todd Vasos said the company was ins... |
| May 17, 2021 | SUMMIT THERAPEUTICS INC.
Summit Therapeutics Reports Financial Results and Operational Progress for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2021 | Cambridge, MA, May 17, 2021 - Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT) today reports its financial results and provides an update on its operational progress for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021.
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| Jan 9, 2021 | Most COVID-19 vaccines are going to white people, even though the pandemic has ravaged communities of colour | Dr. Michelle Chester preparing to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Centre. Scott Heins/Getty Images
Black people and other racial and ethnic minorities in the US have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, but... |
| Aug 5, 2020 | Virginia launches contact tracing app using specs from Apple and Google | Sign up for our daily briefingMake your busy days simpler with Axios AM/PM. Catch up on what's new and why it matters in just 5 minutes.
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| Aug 5, 2020 | Virginia is the First State to adopt the Contact Tracing Technology from Apple|Google in their newly released COVIDWISE App
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Search | Today Virginia launched the first contact tracing app for the novel coronavirus in the United States that uses new technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google. The state is betting that their app called "COVIDWISE" will be... |
| Jul 16, 2020 | [BREAKING] Apple Confirms Opening of Reston Store with Fresh New Look, Arranges Relocation in Silent | Staff Reporter, Tech Times 16 July 2020, 10:07 pm
Tech company Apple, Inc. is taking silent strides as it decided to transfer to a new location today, particularly its retail shop in Virginia's Reston. This paves the way for more of it... |
| Apr 1, 2020 | Virginia biotech company Aperiomics decreased pricing for its COVID-19 test | After nearly two weeks of conducting COVID-19 testing, biotech company Aperiomics has decided to decrease the initial testing price from $250 to $99 out of pocket.
The six-year-old biotech company uses genomic analysis and machine learning ... |
| Jan 31, 2020 | Houston biotech company is creating a drug that could fight the coronavirus | A drug being developed by a Houston biopharmaceutical company eventually could help combat what the World Health Organization has proclaimed a global health emergency.
Experiments conducted by clinical-stage biotechnology company Pulmotect ... |
| Americans in most states will no longer receive Covid exposure notifications on phones | Americans in most states will no longer receive Covid exposure notifications on their smartphones.
Nearly 30 states have used a system developed by Apple and Google to alert iOS or Android users when they’ve been exposed to the coronavirus.... |
| States rush to replace J&J vaccine appointments after FDA recommends pause | More than two dozen states took steps to halt inoculations with Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine.
Those actions came after the FDA and CDC recommended a pause in the use of J&J's vaccine after six women in the U.S.,... |
| Historic winter storm delays Covid vaccine shipments across the U.S. | New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said nearly all of the doses that had been due to arrive last weekend have been delayed.
The Florida Division of Emergency Management said more than 200,000 doses expected this week had not arrived.
A White House ... |
| A Virginia pharmacy gave 112 young kids shots of a COVID-19 vaccine formulation designed for older children and adults, officials say | A child receives a dose of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine at an event launching school vaccinations in Los Angeles, California on November 5. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images
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