Other states have enacted similar laws that would strip artificial dyes from school meals, but West Virginia’s action is the first to take effect, starting Aug. 1. It triggered a four-month sprint ...

WASHINGTON D.C. — State Senator Mike Stuart will be stand before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee at 10 a.m. Thursday to be ...

Central Shenandoah Health District offers the following tips to increase the safety of your residential pool: Properly fence ...

As Virginia lawmakers heard from state health officials Wednesday about potential effects of federal healthcare funding ...

Virginia Department of Health and YMCA work to address 8 recent child drownings in pools Kiahnna Patterson Reports.

State laws which took effect on July 1 intend to improve the lives of pregnant women, new mothers and infants.

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced Thursday that eight children under the age of five have accidentally drowned in pools across the Commonwealth so far in 2025, a spike from the last ...

In Virginia, nine children under five have drowned in pools this year, compared to just three in 2024. It’s the highest ...

Virginia's top health official told members of the state's Joint Commission on Health Care that the Department of Health has ...

Virginia's top health official said the state is now taking a more aggressive approach to holding nursing homes ...