Six years after launching the walk-in, no questions asked Hope Initiative, which helps connect those addicted to...
Health and Medicine
“Together we can realize the truth – that suicide is preventable,” says the CEO for Blue Ridge...
Brandon Oaks opened its expanded memory care unit in 2022. Memory care facilities have to have a...
A local dental office is offering a first-of-its-kind treatment to patients in the region. WFIR’s Emma Thomas...
A local physician says cold therapy could be the key to fighting chronic pain — and the...
A recent study named Virginia as one of 2023’s top ten best states to live in. WFIR’s...
If your mother told you to “Eat Your Vegetables” when you were growing up, a new study...
The COVID infection rate is up this summer as updated vaccines that focus on some of the...
The 2023 Cure Kids Cancer Radiothon underway on our sister-station Star Country is getting closer to its...
Around 100,000 Virginians have been unenrolled from Medicaid since the post-Covid “unwinding” began in March. That’s putting...
While health care in the U.S. is expensive, higher medical costs don’t necessarily translate to better results...
Thousands of children will be headed back to school soon, and state health officials say that means...
Good Samaritan Hospice has embarked on a capital campaign for its in-patient Center for Caring – the...
Record, prolonged heat waves; climate change and wildfire smoke drifting down the east coast – in to...
Roanoke Public Libraries announces a new video series aimed at addressing anxiety and depression in local kids...