People living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus — and safety net clinics that serve them — have spent the past year on edge, ...

After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the upcoming fall/winter season for some ...

The Virginia Department of Health is investigating another case of measles, the eighth this year, involving a Northern Virginia resident who recently traveled internationally. To protect privacy, VDH ...

SCOTT COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — The cancer rates in Scott County, Virginia do not meet the definition of a cluster, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced Wednesday. VDH stated in a press ...

Virginia health officials have confirmed a second pediatric flu death this season in the Eastern region of the state. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) says the child, between the ages of 13 and ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Nearly a year ago, more than a dozen organizations across the commonwealth received "devastating" news from the state health department that their funding to provide HIV care and ...

RICHMOND, Va. — State lawmakers are looking to fix the fallout of a billing mistake by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) that triggered significant cuts to services for low-income individuals ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — As of late December 2025, Virginia is seeing a shift in respiratory activity. While overall levels remain relatively manageable compared to previous pandemic peaks, ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Influenza activity across Virginia has dropped to low levels after a spike during the holiday season, according to state health data. However, officials last week reported the state’s ...

The Virginia Department of Health is now officially warning residents to stay out of a 72.5-mile stretch of the Potomac River after weeks of sewage spill fallout. VDH issued a recreational water ...

The Virginia Department of Health has lifted its remaining recreational water advisory for the Potomac River. Today’s announcement ends restrictions that had been in place for more than a month ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is reporting a high increase in respiratory illness cases in Virginia during the holiday season. The VDH has been monitoring data from ...