Health and Medicine
The American Lung Association’s 2023 “State of the Air” report finds that more than 1-in-3 Americans live in counties with unhealthy levels of air pollution. WFIR’s Emma Thomas reports on Roanoke’s declining air quality:
A new study has found more than 28% of Roanoke seniors live alone. Elder Care Solutions owner and CEO, Kimberly Whiter, says that number is going to continue to grow as people live longer. As Denise Allen Membreno reports, Whiter has written a book which helps families and individuals meet the high cost of elder care.
A Professor at Virginia Tech has been awarded a $3.4-million-dollar grant to further his research on a possible medical intervention for a disease associated with autism and other behavioral health disorders. WFIR’s Emma Thomas reports:
While some clinics, like the Fralin Free Clinic we reported on earlier in the week, will be largely unaffected by Medicaid’s “unwinding”, others could be facing considerable strain. WFIR’s Emma Thomas reports:
A new name, but the same mission – Carilion Clinic’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavorial Medicine is now “Carilion Mental Health.” Dr. Robert Trestman is chair of the department. Trestman spoke this morning at Tanglewood Mall, where two former retail stores are being converted into the new home for Carilion Mental Health outpatient services, slated to open by this Fall.
The Fralin Free Clinic for the Homeless has operated in the Valley for over a decade now. But it’s not just the homeless they’re seeing. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has that story:
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Youth mental health is approaching a national public health emergency, experts say. A local provider talks ways to help. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has details:
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Virginia Tech is making strides in distracted driving research. WFIR’s Emma Thomas reports on the future of driver attention studies: