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According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control, Virginia is experiencing ‘very high’ activity for the flu.

As the country transitions out of the early pandemic phase and the public health emergency comes to an end, the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services will reexamine who is eligible to remain on the rolls.

Violent crime adding to severe blood shortage at local hospitals and last updated 2021-07-13 05:06:46-04 HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – The recent uptick in violent crime has area hospitals responding to an unusually high number of traumas. This comes as the nation faces a severe shortage of blood. As more gunshot victims flood into hospitals, trauma cases go up - and so does the demand for blood, with Virginia’s ERs seeing a 10% jump in demand this year. “This is [an] unprecedented short...

Bon Secours Hampton Roads receives first doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and last updated 2020-12-15 22:14:11-05 Bon Secours in Hampton Roads got just shy of 3,000 doses to distribute to their four hospitals across the area. Dr. Marlene Capps, Chief Medical Officer at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News, plans on being one of the many first front line workers to take the shot. “Im excited to get mine and get going,” Capps said. “As soon as we posted the sign up,...