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Powerball excitement is growing in Virginia. No ticket in Virginia or anywhere else matched all six numbers Saturday to win the jackpot, so the estimated jackpot for the tonight’s drawing grows to $625 million.
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The prevalence of COVID-19 is on the wane, for now, according to CDC numbers, but the medical community remains vigilant, with researchers noting that the virus is constantly changing and mutating.
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Some interesting highlights from Congressman Ben Cline’s Third Quarter Campaign Finance Report.
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Based on influenza “flu” trends across South America, this year’s season is predicted to be severe, according to the Blue Ridge Health District.
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Malaria is a serious problem outside of the United States, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted treatments, prevention and funding.
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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced the Peer-to-Peer Suicide Prevention Act.
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Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services (RRCS) received a $125,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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In recognition of National Recovery Month, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee released a new analysis that finds the opioid epidemic cost the United States a record of nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020.
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Despite the first White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health having been held more than 50 years ago, Americans continue to face hunger and an urgent, nutrition-related health crisis.
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Nineteen states and two territories have at least 35 percent of residents with adult obesity – more than doubling the number of states with a high obesity prevalence since 2018.
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