West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Friday it would be premature to discuss how he might vote as a senator on appointments by President-elect Donald Trump, but his goal in Washington, D.C., will be to ...

For Fredericksburg native and single mother, Tysha Newton, Medicaid coverage is a lifeline. Her son Junior had a metabolic ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and environmentalist, for years gained a loyal and fierce ...

Many employers may be looking for new ways to support employee health and offer benefits that help not only improve access to ...

Four out of five men and women in the United States will be overweight or obese by 2050 if current trends hold, a new study ...

Because licensure of health care disciplines is state-specific, it can be extremely challenging for clinicians to offer ...

Obesity, alcohol use and other factors are driving up rates of fatty liver disease among American adults, new research warns.

Additionally, 70 of Virginia’s 95 counties are designated as health professional shortage areas. As we look for ways to solve ...

From the Army, to the veterinary clinic, to the classroom, Janice O’Brien, DVM, MPH, DACVMP, PhD candidate, and US Army ...

Virginia Department of Health offices in Richmond. Parker Michels-Boyce for The Virginia Mercury After a recent audit report ...

WEST VIRGINIA — West Virginia voters have approved Amendment 1, establishing a constitutional ban on physician-assisted suicides in the state. Amendment 1 historically passed statewide with ...

The attack on a United Airlines flight Monday from San Francisco to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia lasted about a minute. “Thanks to the quick action of our crew and customers, one ...