This is Substance Abuse Prevention Month and at least in Virginia and a handful of other states...
Health and Medicine
For many years the Annual Health Focus Salem Distance Run was held in the heat and and...
Expect the “flu season” this year to be more severe than in the past few years –...
With the typical flu season looming and advisements about updated COVID vaccines that address the Omicron variants,...
Horizon Behavioral Health’s Bedford location has opened a new onsite pharmacy in partnership with Genoa Healthcare. Spokespeople...
Will abortion be the key issue this November? Virginia’s Governor weighs in, as WFIR’s Ian Price reports.
Friendship, a local senior living and healthcare provider, has announced a new acquisition that will expand its...
Just days after a Roanoke minor died from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound, Carilion and community experts...
RAYSAC held its annual legislator roundtable event this morning, with the opioid crisis at the heart of...
A new building next door — and it’s all about health and wellness. WFIR’s Ian Price has...
So who should get the new COVID booster shot that’s focused on the Omicron variants? Everyone over...
September is “Suicide Prevention Month” and several local organizations will honor that designation with several free training...
Roanoke’s first taco festival will double as the first major fundraiser for a local organization that benefits...
Many older, low-income adults in Virginia struggle to pay for medicine, food, and rent – and they...
This is “International Overdose Awareness Day,” which we first told you about yesterday. Now WFIR’s Gene Marrano...