By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA) – Black Americans have lost three years in life expectancy…
Category: Health
VDH reports cases of COVID ‘multisystem inflammatory syndrome’ in children
Five confirmed cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19 have been…
Community members share why they got vaccinated
Dr. Kimberly Battle, who teaches at VCU School of Nursing, vaccinates her father, Phillip Battle,…
Va. wants to lessen severity of punishment for spreading STIs
By JADA FRAZIER (CNS) – The House Courts of Justice Committee will soon consider a…
Tech woes a barrier in Va.’s efforts to schedule vaccine appts
VM – From local health departments to the coordinator of Virginia’s vaccine campaign, there was…
VCU reverses decision to delay thousands of second-dose vaccinations as Va. unrolls new allocation strategy
By Kate Masters (VM) – Thousands of employees at Virginia Commonwealth University were notified this…
‘Green Alert’ bill for at-risk veterans proposed in House
BY MORGAN HOWLAND (CNS) – The Virginia House of Delegates will consider a bill to…
Naturopathic doctors continue 15-year fight for licensure
By Kate Masters VM – For the past 15 years, Virginia’s naturopathic doctors have been…
Richmond area health districts receive COVID vaccine shipment
Area health districts, including Richmond, Henrico, Chickahominy, and Chesterfield health district have been preparing for…
COVID Burden on Blacks Creates Vaccine Quandary
By JOSEPH WILLIAMS Amid relentless pandemic that for months has cast a leaden pall over…
