3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (419+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Health has launched a statewide campaign aimed at raising awareness about maternal mental health and connecting women with resources in their communities. The "Beyond the Blues" campaign launched at the Richmond Main Library Tuesday....

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (443+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Nurses nationwide are retiring or leaving the profession early due to burnout faster than nursing programs across the country can replace them. Now Virginia Commonwealth University is expanding its nursing program to help address a statewide shortage of…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (493+ words) Her organization, which advocates for reform of the pharmacy benefit manager industry, endorsed a 2025 report that found, according to publicly available data, Virginia Medicaid outspent all other states on prescription drugs and collected the smallest fraction of rebates from drug…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (503+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — A bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers is advancing legislation through this year's General Assembly aimed at reducing prescription drug prices by targeting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the industry middlemen they say drive up costs through an opaque system....

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (130+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Tuesday morning, several home care workers and care recipients held a news conference at the General Assembly, pushing for a major bill that would grant home care workers the right to collectively bargain. They shared the reality of…...

8+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (191+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia state lawmakers are once again pushing to create a prescription drug affordability board that could save residents hundreds of dollars annually on medications. The bipartisan legislation would make Virginia the first state to automatically match Medicare's negotiated…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (383+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — An unwelcome holiday guest is spreading fast: the flu. Richmond doctors are monitoring growing numbers, and the Virginia Department of Health shows overall emergency department visits for the flu have gone up nearly 10 percent. "Right now we are…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1431+ words) RICHMOND, Va — A top state official says "drastic changes" are taking shape that aim to make nursing homes better, delivering on a promise, he said, that Governor Glenn Youngkin's administration made to improve care for vulnerable seniors as the commonwealth…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (236+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — A forum on Tuesday brought together delegates, candidates and community leaders to address critical issues surrounding addiction, treatment and recovery programs across the Commonwealth. The question-and-answer session highlighted ongoing challenges faced by those in recovery, with advocates emphasizing…...

11+ mon, 6+ day ago   (712+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) did not use millions of federal dollars meant for healthcare facility oversight in recent years, according to the federal government. It's money that could have been utilized during a time when nursing…...