Discussing increased police funding, and mental health were the agenda for a Roanoke City Council meeting held...
Health and Medicine
One local non-profit is getting cancer patients to life-saving treatment, WFIR’s Alex Torres reports on Healing Wheels:...
Closer quarters and crowded homes around the holidays means the chances of catching a virus from someone...
A free Mini Medical School could give you big insight into how today’s technology is influencing the...
For almost 20 years a non-profit organization has provided medication access to low-income individuals through licensed pharmacies...
Virginia has launched its own state-based health insurance marketplace, which its director says will increase the access...
An event on November 18th is providing support and a place to connect for those who have...
A Roanoke-based company has a new over-the-counter analgesic topical cream that doesn’t use opioids. WFIR’s Ian Price...
Exploring better ways to help people recover from a substance abuse disorder – permanently – is going...
Halloween is just days away. Some localities are opting to trick-or-treat tomorrow instead of October 31st. Whenever...
LewisGale Regional Health System is doing its part to combat drug abuse. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno...
Family Service of Roanoke Valley has introduced a new program over the past few months – its...
Federal reforms face their first big test as Medicare’s open enrollment period is open until December 7th....
A Bedford County business owner who took ten years to write a personal history of her battle...
Carilion Clinic is celebrating World Mental Health Day with a ribbon cutting of its new mental health...