Some recipients will be paid as early as Saturday. Federal SNAP funding now extends through September 2026, which should provide some stability for the program going forward.
Emily Schabacker
Emily Schabacker is healthcare reporter for Cardinal News. She can be reached at emily@cardinalnews.org or 406-690-0456.
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As Centra ends OB/GYN care in Farmville, experts say more women’s health services are at risk due to changes brought by federal spending bill
Despite state legislative efforts last year to make women’s health more affordable, the cost savings haven’t been enough to offset financial pressures.
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Democrats see historic gains in Virginia’s House of Delegates races
Democrats grew their majority in the House of Delegates by a margin not seen in decades.
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Where to find emergency food resources and how to donate
Where to find help if you or someone you know is struggling to afford food during the federal shutdown.
Posted inEconomy
Virginia becomes first state to fund food assistance amid federal SNAP pause
What you need to know about how Virginia got here, where it’s going next and how the state’s most vulnerable populations are affected.
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Carilion Clinic announces capital campaign to add proton beam therapy to the new cancer center
Carilion Clinic reached fundraising goals for its seven-story cancer treatment center and is set to offer advanced radiation therapy with a $50 million fundraising goal.
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Virginia Tech researchers explain ‘chemo brain’ using first lab-grown human tissue to model brain’s drainage system
Jennifer Munson’s decade-long study in Roanoke reveals that chemo drugs damage the brain’s waste-clearing vessels — a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for “chemo brain” and other neurological diseases.
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COVID vaccines at public health agencies were delayed due to CDC changes. Experts say guidance hasn’t changed.
Health departments across Virginia are now able to offer free COVID shots to their clients. People with insurance have been able to receive the vaccination for a while, but delays at the federal level meant that uninsured and underinsured Virginians were the last to regain access.
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At this Roanoke lab, research subjects eat Hot Pockets and dino nuggets in the name of science
Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke are studying the effects of artificial sweeteners and processed foods on the brain and body.
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Virginia Tech researchers bring rural families into the nation’s largest study of early brain and child development
Scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke are tracking children from birth to age 10 to understand how factors like maternal health, environment and substance use shape the brain.
