The Virginia Department of Health kicked off its 2025 community health assessment in the Western Tidewater Health District.

Vermont has the second lowest state fatality rate in the US (148.3 per 100K; Hawaii 113.6/100K). Mississippi (465.9/100K) and ...

Blacklegged ticks and Lone Star ticks carry diseases in Virginia. They live in the forest leaf litter or in shaded, grassy areas. Ticks do not climb high on vegetation, so they must hitch a ride by ...

Richmond has made progress on more than 80% of all recommended changes to its water system in the aftermath of January’s ...

Vermont has the second lowest state fatality rate in the US (148.2 per 100K; Hawaii 113.6/100K). Mississippi (465.8/100K) and ...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - In the summer heat, the risk of getting a heat-related illness, like heat stroke, goes up. If you ...

The Virginia Department of Health is changing how it monitors harmful algal blooms staring this summer. The change could have an impact on future swim advisories. The Smith Mountain Lake ...

With summer underway, families are making trips to the beach, lake or pool, but the Virginia Department of Health is urging parents to take precautions. Six children under the age of five have already ...

The Virginia Department of Health announced Wednesday that officials were investigating a possible measles exposure at Dulles ...

WISE COUNTY, Va. (WCYB) — A nurse out of Wise County is the first Southwest Virginia nurse to ever win the Virginia Department of Health or VDH Nurse of the Year Award. News 5's Natalea Hillen ...