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- Fishersville Flu Vaccine Clinic Canceled
Emergency workers in Augusta County still waiting to get a flu vaccine will have to keep waiting.
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- VDH Confirms Valley Child Died of H1N1-Related Illness
The Virginia Department of Health says a female child in the Central Shenandoah Health District has died of an H1N1 flu-related illness.
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- VA Health Department Says Vaccination is Safe
The Virginia Health Department held a conference on H1N1 Thursday.
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- WV Health Department and Schools Sending H1N1 Fact Sheet to Parents
State health officials announced Wednesday a partnership with the West Virginia Department of Education to send H1N1 information home to all parents of school age children.
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- Residents Protest Health Care Reform
Valley residents hit the road on their way to Capitol Hill Thursday morning to protest health care reform legislation.
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- Hoyer Says Health Care Reform Vote May Come Saturday
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer predicts the House will pass historic health care overhaul legislation Saturday to extend coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans.
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- State-Run Hospital Renamed for Former WV Lawmaker
A state-run hospital in Beckley has been renamed in honor of a former Raleigh County lawmaker.
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- What's Going Around 11-4
In this week's What's Going Around, the number of lower respiratory infections in the area recently is higher than usual for this time of year, according to Waynesboro pediatrician Robert Fern.
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- VA Behavioral Health Accountability Records Posted Online
Virginia behavioral health officials have posted statewide accountability information on the Internet.
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- Reid: Health Care Reform May Not be Ready by Obama's Deadline
The Senate Democratic leader is indicating lawmakers may not complete health care legislation this year, missing President Barack Obama's deadline on his signature issue.
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- Prepping the Polls
With just hours to go until the polls open, workers spent Monday making final preparations at various polling places.
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- Flu Clinic Expansion Opens
The Rockingham Memorial Hospital flu clinic has expanded to a larger facility.
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- Manchin Steps Up WV Fight Against H1N1
Gov. Joe Manchin is stepping up West Virginia's fight against the H1N1 flu.
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- Former Patriots Wide Receiver to Speak at WV Conference
Former New England Patriots wide receiver Troy Brown is among the speakers scheduled to appear at the Family Medicine Foundation of West Virginia's annual conference.
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- State Officials Warn VA Voters to Guard Against Illness
Voters can expect to see hand sanitizer at the polls and maybe some cotton swabs they can use to avoid contact with touch-screen machines, in efforts to prevent the spread of the H1N1 influenza virus.
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- New WVU Study Suggests High Chemical Level and High Cholesterol Linked
A new West Virginia University study suggests children with more of the chemical C8 in their blood tend to have high cholesterol as well.
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- WV Reports Sixth Death Possibly Tied to H1N1
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is treating the death of a 58-year-old woman as the state's sixth from the H1N1 flu virus.
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- NY Company Recalls Ground Beef Shipped to VA and Other States
A New York meat company has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of ground beef because, according to health officials, contaminated meat has caused illness and one death.
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- Rockefeller Wants Changes to Help Black-Lung Sufferers
Sen. Jay Rockefeller says the U.S. Department of Labor needs to make changes in the nation's black-lung program to ensure timely benefits to people who suffer from the disease.
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- Pharmacy that Helps Mentally Ill in VA to Close
Virginia is eliminating its statewide pharmacy that purchases discounted drugs for the mentally ill and distributes them locally.
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- Capito to Co-Sponsor Alternative Health Care Bill
On Thursday, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced that she will join a group of her congressional colleagues in sponsoring alternative legislation to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's, D-Cal., newly announced health care bill.
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- Luray Family Battles H1N1 Flu
A family in Luray has been battling the H1N1 influenza virus, also known as the swine flu.
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- Health Department Says More Vaccines Are Coming
The Virginia Health Department is stressing patience if you're waiting on H1N1 vaccinations for your children.
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- More People Have Sleeping Problems in WV
Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake.
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- CDC: Almost Six Million Sickened with H1N1 Early in Pandemic
Health officials think that as many as 5.7 million Americans were infected with H1N1 flu during the first few months of the pandemic.
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- VA Health Officials Say H1N1 Cases Have Plateaued
Virginia health officials say the percentage of visits to emergency departments and urgent-care centers for influenza-related illness has plateaued and mirrors what's going on in the rest of the country.
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- Few Enrolling in WV State Weight Loss Program
The Public Employees Insurance Agency is trying to get more people to take advantage of a weight loss program that offers personal trainer, dietitian and other services.
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- Goodlatte Responds to House Democrats' Health Care Plan
Congressman Bob Goodlatte issued a statement Thursday after House Democrat leaders unveiled their latest plan for a government takeover of health care.
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- Pelosi Praises New Health Care Bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says new health care legislation will make affordable, quality health care available to nearly all Americans and represents a historic step.
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- Advocacy Groups Ask Court to Stop Plans for VA Institution
Two advocacy groups are asking a federal court to stop Virginia's plan to build a 75-bed institution for people with intellectual disabilities in Chesapeake.
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- Harrisonburg-Rockingham Pandemic Flu Plan
Health officials expect an active flu season, and cities and counties in the Valley are putting together preparedness plans.
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- What's Going Around 10-28
In this week's What's Going Around, doctors are asking their patients to be patient.
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- Health Care Bus Tour Stopping in WV
The Democratic National Committee's Organizing for America tour is coming to northern West Virginia this week as it tries to drum up support for health care reform.
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- RMH Flu Clinic to Expand
H1N1 flu has been so prevalent this season, Rockingham Memorial Hospital is expanding its flu clinic by moving into a larger space and extending the hours of operation.
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- Halloween Masks Can Spread Sickness
Trying on Halloween costumes and masks may give H1N1 and other infectious diseases another way to spread.
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- WV High School Student Diagnosed with H1N1 Dies
Monongalia County health officials say a Morgantown High School student has died after contracting the H1N1 flu virus.
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- Pregnant Women and the H1N1 Shot
Health experts say pregnant women are at higher risk for complications with the H1N1 flu virus and should be first in line for the shot.
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- Manchin Says Wants to Support Healthier Choices for Workers
Gov. Joe Manchin says he understands why people are upset over talk of a so-called "fat tax" on overweight state employees, because it's an idea he'd never support.
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- WV Breast Cancer Survivor to be Featured on Cereal Box
A Fairmont resident is being featured on Special K cereal boxes sold at Kroger stores throughout the region in honor of her fellow breast cancer survivors.
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- Mentally Ill Patient Formerly Cared for at Western State Dies of Cancer
A severely mentally ill man who spent more than 15 years in seclusion at a psychiatric hospital has died, weeks after his family won a battle to have him moved closer to them.
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- WV Health Officials Say All Residents Could be Vaccinated by January
West Virginia health officials reported Tuesday that H1N1 vaccine will increase throughout the state over the next several weeks and months indicating that all interested West Virginians could be vaccinated by January.
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- H1N1 Vaccines Have Arrived at Schools
Students at Riverheads Elementary and Riverheads High schools had an opportunity to get the H1N1 vaccine at school Monday.
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- Visitation Restrictions in Place at Valley Hospitals
Hospitals around the Valley are trying to keep the spread of the H1N1 virus to a minimum by keeping those who are susceptible away.
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- Health Officials Estimate More H1N1 Vaccine Available in WV Soon
State health officials estimate the availability of H1N1 flu vaccines for shipment to West Virginia should more than double in the coming weeks and increase dramatically in December.
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- Proposed WV "Fat Tax" Criticized
Gov. Joe Manchin's proposal that the state Public Employees Insurance Agency consider charging higher premiums for overweight workers has drawn criticism.
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- Demand at WV Free Clinics Growing
West Virginia's 10 free health clinics are seeing growing numbers of patients even as the economy saps the funds that keep them running.
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- Computers Coming to VA Health Officials to Track H1N1
After a tussle over payment and contract issues, Virginia health offices are getting 115 laptop computers to help monitor H1N1 flu in the state.
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- Valley Residents React to H1N1 Declaration
President Barack Obama has declared the H1N1 outbreak a national emergency.
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- Couple Gives Millions to Diabetes Research at UVA
A couple with a record of philanthropy has donated $5 million to fund diabetes research at the University of Virginia Health System.
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- WV Supreme Court Sides with Judge on Mental Illness
The state Supreme Court has sided with a lower court judge in an ongoing case involving the treatment of people with mental illness.
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