Healthcare
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Virginia Senate Dems pass bill to protect health care workers from out-of-state attacks
Virginia Senate Democrats on Monday passed legislation aimed at protecting medical workers and patients from out-of-state prosecutions for legal activities in Virginia.
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UVA, VCU end care for trans minors following Trump order, state guidance
Two of Virginia’s major health systems quietly stopped providing gender-affirming care to minors in response to directives from the Trump administration and Virginia’s Republican Attorney General.
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Virginia Senate advances constitutional amendments on reproductive rights, voting rights, and same-sex marriage
Three state constitutional amendments officially cleared a major hurdle today on the long road to becoming a reality.
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Norovirus outbreak: What you need to know to stay safe
UVA professor Dr. William Petri warns about norovirus, a severe and highly contagious stomach bug affecting millions yearly. Here’s what you should know.
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US House Republicans want to cut Medicaid. Why that’s bad news for Virginia.
By one estimate, over 600,000 people in Virginia are at risk of automatically losing their health insurance through Medicaid if federal funding drops.
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Youngkin again looks to cut assistance for abortions for severe fetal diagnoses
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is trying to again block state funding for low-income people seeking abortions when faced with severe fetal diagnoses.
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Virginia advocates, lawmakers look to address high Black maternal mortality rate
Black Americans face a US health care system still impaired by structural racism and implicit bias. The situation is especially dire for Black people going through pregnancies.
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What to watch on reproductive rights in Virginia’s 2025 legislative session
For this year’s upcoming General Assembly session in Virginia, there will be a lot of focus on advancing an abortion-care state constitutional amendment, but legislators are also working on bills to bolster women’s reproductive rights in other ways.
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How to talk to a conspiracy theorist, in 6 steps
Here’s how you (yes, you!) can help stop your friends and family from going down extremist rabbit holes.
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‘Shocking and disturbing’: New report on Virginia Department of Health highlights years of financial mismanagement
The report by a state watchdog included 31 recommendations to help the health agency get its finances in order and address staffing challenges.
