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A wide coalition of Virginia-based and national organizations is backing U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s bill to combat skyrocketing rates of substance use disorder and addiction.
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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA-08), author of the bipartisan COVID Long Haulers Act and one of the leading advocates in Congress for Americans suffering from Long COVID, issued the following statement on President Biden’s Presidential Memorandum on Long COVID.
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When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in front of the audience at the Academy award ceremony I, like undoubtedly many people of color who saw it, felt a remote and intangible sorrow and trauma born of generations of marginalization in this country.
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The CDC estimates that between October 2020 and October 2021, nearly 106,000 Americans died by overdose, setting a record for such deaths in a single year.
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Freshwater ecosystems can be substantial sources of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, but it can be difficult to figure out how unique aquatic habitat arrangements and connections influence carbon cycling at different scales.
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The fourth annual Project Parkway, a single-day, park-wide volunteer project , will take place on the Blue Ridge Parkway on Saturday, April 23.
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According to a Pew study released earlier this year, more Americans died from overdose in 2020 than any previous year on record — and some figures indicate that 2021’s death toll may be higher.
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There are many things you can do to control high blood pressure and prevent health problems.
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Lyme disease is carried by black-legged ticks and infects people when they are bitten and transmit the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi.
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In January, the CDC updated its guidance for reducing COVID-19 transmission in schools and day care settings.
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