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Health roundup: Black Maternal health week; Hampton …

WebVirginia marks its first Black Maternal Health Week. According to a 2023 study from the Virginia Department of Health, Black women consistently have higher rates of …

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A look inside CHKD’s $224 million new mental health …

WebMental health-related emergency room visits at CHKD have nearly doubled on average. Hospital officials said it's currently difficult for parents anywhere in Virginia to …

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Facing ongoing nursing shortage, Hampton Roads …

WebHampton Roads health systems are trying a range of strategies to get and keep more nurses on the job. Morin said Sentara regularly surveys nursing staff “to keep …

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Virginia free clinics await first funding increase in years, …

WebKaren Legato, executive director of the Health Brigade, the first free clinic in Virginia, is concerned clinics may decrease the breadth of services offered without …

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Norfolk Doctor Explains How Race And Health Care …

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the different realities of health care for people of color in Virginia. Black people are more likely than others to die from the virus. …

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Health roundup: College happiness study; Nansemond …

WebA partnership between Manteo’s health care task force and the North Carolina Medical Society may offer a solution — they’re launching a preceptor, or training …

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ODU, NSU And EVMS Are One Step Closer To Creating A …

WebThe effort to start a school of public health received $5 million from the Virginia Assembly, with $2.5 million each going to ODU and NSU. Sentara Healthcare …

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Health roundup: Masking in hospitals, sickle cell treatments

WebRecent WHRO program covered new sickle cell disease treatments. Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder that affects around 100,000 Americans, most of …

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Hampton Roads health systems are lifting longstanding mask …

WebHealth systems nationwide are now seeing a steady fall in cases of the three respiratory viruses that triggered a surge in emergency department visits and …

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A proposed development in Virginia Beach would provide housing …

WebIn a first-of-its-kind partnership, a mental health advocacy group and city development company will team up to provide affordable and supportive housing for …

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More patients in crisis are falling through cracks of Virginia's

WebData obtained from the state Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shows the number of loss of custody events has nearly tripled …

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Virginia Beach police spent more than 18,000 hours on mental …

WebThe hours Virginia Beach Police have spent on mental health crises has increased almost 12% over the past year, according to a Freedom of Information Act …

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Legislator shares her story ahead of Virginia’s first annual Black

WebFor the first time ever, Virginia will mark Black Maternal Health Week starting Monday. The event comes after a 2023 study showed increased rates of maternal death …

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Doctors turn to AI to measure the effects of burn pits on veterans’ …

WebWHRO - Doctors turn to AI to measure the effects of burn pits on veterans’ health. A soldier manages a burn pit in Balad, Iraq. The pits were widely used in the …

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November Health Roundup: CHKD hit with fentanyl fine; Virginia …

WebThe Department of Justice fined Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters $68,000 this month after the health system misplaced a shipment of 200 1-milliliter vials …

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