February is American Heart Month — a time dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease, the leading cause of death in the country. While many understand the general risk factors, ...

Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling by all accounts became the first woman in Virginia given the go-ahead by political leaders to ...

Law professors and engineers take their bows, while a retired environmental scientist is the area’s top gardener.

Influenza cases continue to mount with the virus reaching activity levels in the U.S. not seen for the last 15 years, according to the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention.

New Mexico, Texas and Nebraska are among the states with the highest number of people showing flu-like symptoms.

Schools across the United States are closing temporarily due to surges of flu and other seasonal illnesses among students and staff. Here's what parents need to know.

The World Health Organization chief is asking global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - Public health officials encourage anyone who works with cattle or birds to take precautions against avian influenza, but for most of us, an expert at the University ...

The VALHEN College Institute (VCI) at Virginia Tech is a four-day residential program hosted at Virginia Tech that focuses on rising high school juniors and seniors in hopes of introducing them to the ...

VCU and UVA Health — two of the state's largest hospital systems — have stopped providing gender-affirming care to patients under age 19 to comply with President Trump's executive order. Why it ...