The swim advisory area is not expected to be expanded as the sewage moves downstream; DEQ believes it will be diluted and ...

The Virginia Department of Health says since Memorial Day, six children under the age of five have drowned, and summer isn't ...

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is raising awareness for sun safety as part of Ultraviolet (UV) Protection Month this July.

When local health departments issue swim advisories at Hampton Roads beaches, it’s because they’ve determined the ...

This court action fixes a constitutional problem with the existing law by allowing talk therapy between willing counselors ...

The West Virginia Department Of Health said West Virginia is the first state in the country to institute a statewide protocol ...

Spending more time outside means an increased risk of tick bites, prompting the Virginia Department of Health to share some preventative safety tips.

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 ...

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has confirmed that six children under the age of five have tragically lost their ...

Under a Virginia judge's order, therapists may resume "talk therapy" aimed at trying to "change" the identities of LGBTQ ...

More children under the age of five have drowned in swimming pools in Virginia over the past 30 days than in each of the last ...

Health officials are warning people and their pets to avoid parts of the James River and Gravely Run Creek in Hopewell after untreated sewage is being released.