The study was published recently in the Journal of Rural Health and U.S. News. By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter While the rest of the United States makes major strides against cancer, a cancer crisis is taking hold in rural Appalachia. A University of Virginia (UVA) team analyzed federal government data[…]

This article originally appeared on USNews.com. The transition team of President-elect Donald Trump has released an outline of his health care proposals with details of his intention to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law. Saying Obamacare resulted in “rapidly rising premiums and deductibles” and was “not a success,” the[…]

Originally released by the Office of Governor McAuliffe. RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that State Health Commissioner Marissa J. Levine, MD, MPH, FAAFP, has declared the Virginia opioid addiction crisis a Public Health Emergency. This declaration comes in response to the growing number of overdoses attributed to opioid[…]

This article originally appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.  BY KATIE DEMERIA Richmond Times-Dispatch What to many is known as the opioid epidemic raging through most of the country is, to some, considered a chronic pain epidemic. While illicit drugs like heroin are a major problem, what is becoming an even[…]

This article originally appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. A new legislative subcommittee will monitor health care policy changes that President-Elect Donald Trump proposes in order to help Virginia lawmakers prepare for either the repeal or repair of the Affordable Care Act, as well as other potential shifts in federal health[…]