A less invasive surgery for a common heart valve disease performed at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital recently...
Health and Medicine
Governor Ralph Northam – MD – recently signed a bill that will allow most nurse practitioners to...
The General Assembly reconvenes tomorrow to tackle the budget issue – and looming large is Medicaid expansion....
Carilion Clinic President and CEO Nancy Agee joined WFIR’s Gene Marrano and Joey Self live in studio...
A key Virginia Republican has signaled support for Medicaid expansion, a move that gives pro-expansion lawmakers a...
Virginia’s hospitals and health care providers face a common problem: finding enough qualified workers. Many of those...
A bill that would allow terminally ill patients to try experimental drugs is now half-way through Congress,...
Celebrating science, wellness and the arts is the concept behind a second annual – and expanded –...
We recently told you about a gluten and nut-free bakery in Salem that draws in many with...
State health officials say at least 19 students and staff members at James Madison University have the...
A Roanoke woman is joining more than 300 other advocates this week in Washington, seeking more Congressional...
March is Poison Prevention Month. WFIR’s Bob Clark checked in with Roanoke Fire-EMS for some safety tips
One doctor in our area says using chiropractic as a solution for those diagnosed with ADHD isn’t...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam told lawmakers Friday that it would be “much better”...
It was approved by the F-D-A about a decade ago but is just making its way the...