Since 2016, the Virginia Department of Health has confirmed 17 cases in the commonwealth, according to the study published in ...

Experts are warning medical professionals and those who venture outdoors to be aware of a tick-borne illness that is moving ...

Beech leaf disease, caused by a nematode, is spreading through Washington County and Maryland, threatening beech tree populations. Beech trees play a vital role in forest ecosystems, contributing ...

Biochemist Virginia Man-Yee Lee has spent a lifetime in the lab, figuring out what happens in the brains of people with neurodegenerative diseases. She’s made key discoveries about Parkinson’s, ALS, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — HCA Virginia’s Black Colleague Network hosted a free community block party, showcasing the importance of blood donation, especially for patients living with sickle cell ...

According to the Virginia Department of Health, someone with a confirmed case of the measles traveled through Dulles last week.

In April, the CDC’s influential Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended expanding RSV vaccination to ...

(AP) - Kentucky has its first measles outbreak of 2025, as the U.S. case count sits just short of a 30-year high.

West Virginia has one of the highest kindergarten vaccination rates in the country. Although national MMR and DTaP coverage fell below 93% during the 2023-2024 school year, West Virginia reported ...

New data raises the question of whether inflammation is directly linked to aging at all, or if it’s linked to a person’s ...