Historic HIV-heart donation in Norfolk marks the 3rd ever in the US
Zackariah Pate, 29, made the third-ever HIV-positive-to-HIV-positive heart donation this month at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
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Nansemond Indian Nation grows Hampton Roads health network starting with flagship Portsmouth clinic
Fishing Point Healthcare is a network intended to provide state-of-the-art care to members of any Indigenous tribes as well as all Virginia Medicaid recipients. The clinic is also open to...
Sentara tests using AI to create notes on patients to help reduce physician burnout
Sentara primary care physicians are testing out DAX Copilot, a generative artificial intelligence program that can filter through doctors’ conversations with their patients to compose a narrative summary of their...
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W&M students’ invention started as a way to keep houseplants alive. Now, it’s grown to help those with dementia.
What started as a way to keep houseplants alive in a William & Mary dorm room over winter break slowly grew into a way to support people living with dementia,...
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Walmarts in Hampton Roads offer free HIV testing to reduce stigma, encourage proactive care
Free tests are available at seven stores in the area, including two in Chesapeake, one in Gloucester, one in Hampton, one in Norfolk and two in Virginia Beach.
‘I didn’t know I was this strong’: Mom delivers triplets months after losing their dad to gun violence
While Jones held her babies in the Family Maternity Center on Monday, just a few hallways away, Sentara hosted a roundtable discussion with community organizations on improving maternal health outcomes...
17-year-old arrested in 2022 shooting death of Newport News teen
The Newport News Police Department Tuesday arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection to the 2022 shooting death of a 15-year-old boy.
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Huntington Beach in Newport News under swim advisory
Health officials recorded an unsafe level of enterococci, bacteria which don’t directly cause illness but indicate increased contamination.
Anthem and Chesapeake Regional resolve insurance contract dispute but release few details
Representatives from both companies did not provide answers to questions about the length of the contract, or any information about what Anthem, also known as Elevance Health, will now pay...
EVMS, ODU celebrate long-awaited merger to create Virginia’s largest health sciences center
Leaders unveiled the name of the program: the Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University. It will be the largest health sciences center in Virginia, with...