Virginia funds gun violence prevention programs that focus on direct outreach, but some national studies suggest firearm safety courses could also help.

Despite lawmakers’ effort to backfill funding in the new state budget, HIV care in Virginia will lose even more money after a settlement with an HIV drug company.

State officials say PFAS, which have been associated with health issues, have been found in drinking water systems across Virginia.

The preventative drug lowers the risk of contracting HIV by about 99%.

The outbreak at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland started weeks after the military stopped requiring troops to receive flu shots.

Daraxonrasib is not fully FDA-approved, but doctors say the program may make treatment easier to reach for some rural patients – Brad Dugai from Mathews County is one of them.

Nearly 1 in 5 people using the state exchange has dropped coverage since January.

Hampton Roads communities are using new opioid settlement funds to address gaps that local officials say go beyond treatment beds.

Norfolk is facing some of the highest substance-use-related health burdens in the region.