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Virginia: Preschool-age child dead due to complications from the flu

A preschool-age child in Virginia is dead due to complications from the flu, according to the Department of Health.

A group of hospitals and health systems in Virginia are reinforcing masking in care settings to help protect patients and staff.

A child has been diagnosed with measles, and health officials are working to track exposure in three states and Washington, D.C.

A pop-up medical clinic to be held in Augusta County is seeking professionals and support staff for a two-day event in March.

The number of people seeking help related to a respiratory illness in Virginia spiked to nearly 25 percent of emergency room visits.

Virginia voters are angry with Republicans in Congress for failing to extend tax credits to help with the costs of health insurance plans.

With the holidays and winter break ahead, a deadly strain of influenza is likely to gain traction in the U.S., one health expert warns.

Six rural Virginia hospitals are now at risk of being closed, but good news for the 1 percent – you’ll be getting your tax breaks.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine today slammed congressional Republicans’ bill that would devastate rural communities across Virginia.

The Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act would require private health insurance companies to fully cover the costs of childbirth.