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More than 7,000 people in northeastern North Carolina have enrolled in Medicaid since the state expanded the program in December 2023.
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After applying to the state twice for permission for open-heart procedures, Chesapeake Regional performed its first open-heart surgery April 30.
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The number of clients coming from out of state has been rising since the overturning of Roe Vs. Wade .
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This month in Hampton Roads and Virginia health news.
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The Dozoretz Hospice House of Hampton Roads has 12 private rooms but puts only a small dent in the number of hospice beds needed in the region.
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Virginia Wesleyan’s new Center for Career Development and Neurodiversity will provide services for students and people with autism and disabilities on campus and through their workforce development programs.
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The General Assembly passed the bill, which now heads to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who can sign it into law or veto it.
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After Alabama's Supreme Court found fertilized eggs are “unborn people,” Virginia’s elected officials in Washington and Richmond are pushing to protect in vitro fertilization, or IVF.
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Arlington, Alexandria and Henrico County have all filed against insulin manufacturers, saying they were part of a price-fixing scheme that affects people covered under county and city health plans.
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Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control shows the suicide rate among young Black males in Virginia has surpassed every other demographic group.