The Chesapeake Health Department’s twice-a-year rabies vaccination clinic is back — and busy as ever.

As the health care system at large struggles with staffing shortages, ODU is adding a spring admission cycle to its nursing program.

“I often call us the safety net of the safety net,” Health Brigade executive director Karen Legato said.

Now in its fourth week, the government shutdown has become the second-longest in modern history, putting programs like SNAP at risk.

Virginia’s population is getting older — fast. By 2030, more than 2.2 million residents, or a quarter of the state, will be over the age of 60.

Black women in Virginia are more than twice as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes as white women — a disparity experts say doula care can help address.

Kits containing sensory and communication tools were developed by a career paramedic whose son has autism. They’re now carried on every ambulance in the city.

As insurers nationwide scale back participation in Medicare Advantage, Sentara Health Plans will discontinue several of its plans next year — a change that will contribute to the layoff of hundreds of workers.

As maternal health disparities persist, Virginia’s doulas and community health workers are stepping up.

Despite a growing need for oral health workers, Virginia produces fewer than 150 new dental hygienists a year.