Medical

Gov. Ralph Northam and state health leaders held their first press conference on Wednesday about ways Virginia is preparing for the potential spread of COVID-19, the latest strain of the coronavirus.

Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy complications than white women are. Gov. Northam and Virginia lawmakers are working to address that disparity, but some moms and advocates say more needs to be done.

VCU Massey Cancer Center made history when it named Dr. Robert Winn its first African-American Director this past December.

This story inspired by NAMI Virginia (National Alliance on Mental Illness) hopes to help enlighten & end the stigma of mental illness with a personal, moving story of coping with bipolar disorder by an accomplished educator, Tammy Ozolins. We learn more about the high level of addiction within the restaurant industry and how a support group is giving them hope.

In this Virginia Currents feature, find out what's new and what's mistakenly thought of as true when it comes to concussions. We talk with Dr. Gunnar Brolinson, Chair of Sports Medicine at Virginia Tech and VT Team Physician at the VT Helmet Lab in Blacksburg, VA.

Nineteenth century human remains — belonging to about 55 people of mostly African descent — were brought back to Richmond on Monday. The East Marshall Street Well Project and Virginia Commonwealth University held a ceremony to honor their return.

The American Lung Association’s “State of Lung Cancer 2019” said almost six thousand Virginians will be diagnosed this year and though the survival rate is improving many more could be saved with early screening.

Vaping by teenagers in the U.S. has reached epidemic levels as discussed in this Virginia Currents segment on the e-cigarette addiction in our youth (first aired January 31, 2019).