Virginia also lost $219 million in funding, which had already been allocated.
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Crixell Matthews/VPM News FileDr. Norman Oliver says the cuts would damage state efforts to upgrade technology systems, and reduce opioid use and STIs. -
Crixell Matthews/VPM NewsThe $11.4B federal ‘claw back’ has led to layoffs and public health cuts nationwide.
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An epidemiologist explains why officials recommend getting these three shots.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsRichmond Public Schools is trying engagement to battle chronic absenteeism.
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Petr David Josek/The Associated PressLater, wearing a mask, the Alexandria-based runner told reporters he had COVID.
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rbkomar/Getty ImagesThe latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey says 40% of high school students report feeling persistently sad and hopeless.
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J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated PressRoughly 1 in 4 Virginia hospitals are critically short-staffed, according to federal data.
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Marc Silver/NPRHow long does immunity last after an infection? How often is a booster in order?
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U.S. Department of Agriculture/Flickr“We have been getting more calls to the SNAP helpline of people saying, ‘I don't know how to feed myself now.’”
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Patrick Sison/APStarting in early December, about 19,000 districts will be able to order from the federal stockpile.
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COVID-19's effects on health care settings worsened barriers to care for pregnant people of color. -
Scientists studying the causes of long COVID symptoms are proposing a surprising pathway. Their research weaves together several prominent lines of evidence on what might be driving the condition.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Robert Wachter about the latest round of FDA-approved COVID-19 boosters and how people should think about the coronavirus and its risk.
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The Virginia Employment Commission was inundated with claims in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns.
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The Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration has released a "landscape of fraud" report highlighting why 17% of PPP and other loans appear bogus.
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The Census Bureau reported last year that COVID-19 relief efforts and others sharply reduced childhood poverty.
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Telehealth flourished during the pandemic thanks to relaxed rules that allowed prescribing without an in-person visit. Federal officials have decided to keep that in place for the time being.
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Psychologist James Jackson says people with long COVID experience impaired brain function and mental health issues.
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A COVID-era program that bolstered food-support payments ended in early March.
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Virginia’s maternal mortality rate leaped by 130% during the COVID-19 pandemic.
