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Virginia launches new Marketplace website as open …

WEBOn Monday, open enrollment officially started online. One local leader is spreading the word about Virginia's Insurance Marketplace replacing Healthcare.gov for …

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'It's incredible:' Nansemond Tribe opens new clinic in …

WEBIt will be managed by a business, Fishing Point Healthcare, created by the tribe. “The whole point of our clinic, and everybody in health care hopefully, is to bring …

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Nansemond Tribe opening health clinic in Portsmouth

WEBClinic is first of several the tribe plans to open in Hampton Roads. PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Construction was in full-force Monday inside the Nansemond …

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Longtime free healthcare clinic in Virginia Beach …

WEBVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - What started out as a two-room free health clinic at the Oceanfront, created in 1986 by two physicians to help the working poor, is closing. …

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New treatment for autism life-changing for local family

WEBVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - An FDA-approved treatment for depression is now being used to treat autism - and with promising results. It's a non-drug treatment called …

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What's being done to help rural Virginia, North Carolina …

WEBNORFOLK, Va. — Leslie Small is one of the 10,383 people who call Gates County, North Carolina home. Two years ago she spoke with News 3 about the rural …

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Riverside Smithfield Hospital to bridge medical care gap …

WEBRiverside Health System broke ground on a 50-bed, full-service general acute care hospital in the Isle of Wight County Wednesday.

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How to preregister for COVID-19 vaccine for Norfolk …

WEBIf you arrive early, you are asked to please remain in your car. If you have general COVID-19 vaccine questions, call the Norfolk COVID hotline at 757-683-2745. …

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2024 health checklist: Taking care of yourself in the new …

WEBMake 2024 the year to take care of yourself. It’s important not only for you, but for the people who love you. Begin checking off important screenings for your health …

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New program at Norfolk State University aims to improve …

WEBDr. Marie St. Rose is the Director of Allied Health Programs at NSU. “We want a public health workforce with diversity representation, and Norfolk State …

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Psychiatric emergency department to open in Hampton

WEBThe cost of the facility totaled more than $14 million. The City of Newport News contributed $3 million in ARPA grant money towards capital expansion of mental …

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Transgender woman opens Portsmouth health clinic to end the

WEBETSI is short for "Ending Transmission of Sexual Infections". As a transgender woman, she says it is important to offer services such as HIV and STI …

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Sentara, Optima Health under investigation after increase of …

WEBCourt documents report in 2018 and 2019 Sentara premiums increased on average 81.8%, in some instances increased as high as 265%, and earned $655M in …

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Local teens get hands-on opportunity to learn about health …

WEBThe EVMS Health Sciences Academy is a two-week camp, offering teenagers hands-on lessons about various specialties in the medical field. "They think …

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Hampton Roads hospitals, VDH say COVID & flu cases are down

WEBand last updated 8:18 PM, Jan 30, 2024. HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — After a spike in COVID and flu cases around the holidays, the Virginia Department of Health is …

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Suffolk free clinic opens new dental suite to serve more patients

WEBSUFFOLK, Va. - A ribbon-cutting was held Tuesday at Western Tidewater Free Clinic to celebrate the expansion of their dental clinic, giving more people in need …

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"Take Nana to the Doctor Week" focuses on increased cancer risk …

WEBSeptember 11th, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m, Sentara Careplex Hospital, 3000 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, Va. The public is welcome to participate in Project Nana’s Walk to End …

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Go Red for Women as part of American Heart Month

WEBOne condition that is quite common and impacts more than 3 million women a year is pre-eclampsia. It can become very serious. Dr. Petra Lynch, a cardiologist with …

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3 shot, 2 dead after shooting on 16th Street in Newport News

WEBNEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Two people are dead and another is injured after a shooting in Newport News Wednesday evening. Around 7:20 p.m., police were called …

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Newport News police concerned for safety of missing woman

WEBNEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Police are asking the public for help in their search for a missing woman. Family members of Alyssa Auche, 34, last heard from her around …

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'I'm still standing:' Prostate cancer survivor shares lifesaving

WEBMore than two decades after his diagnosis, Charlie Hill is proof that change can be lifesaving. "I'm a guy who has been through the worst that can happen to you …

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Virginia Beach school celebrates military students on 'Purple Up Day'

WEBVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Students at a Virginia Beach elementary school were greeted with high fives, live music and walked the purple carpet in celebration of military …

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Should some men have different prostate cancer screening …

WEBAccording to the National Institutes of Health, Black men do have a 60% higher rate of getting prostate cancer than white men—it's the highest rate in the …

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City of Franklin Police Department looking for missing 62-year-old

WEBFRANKLIN, NC. — The City of Franklin Police Department has asked the public's help in locating a 62-year-old woman last seen Monday morning. Police said Ms. …

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Woman dies after being hit by a car in Hampton overnight

WEBHAMPTON, Va. — A woman died after she was hit by a car in Hampton overnight, police say. Just before 1 a.m., police say they were told a pedestrian was hit …

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Bomb threat reported at JEB Little Creek

WEBVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A bomb threat was reported at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Thursday morning, a spokesperson told News 3. …

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First Warning Forecast: Warm again today, Cooler air moves in …

WEBWarm again today with highs in the low 80s, about 10 degrees above normal for this time of year. We will see a nice mix of mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. Cooler …

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