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.
Emily Schabacker
Emily Schabacker is health care reporter for Cardinal News. She can be reached at emily@cardinalnews.org or 406-690-0456.
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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.
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Low-cost dental center in Abingdon launches expansion to meet growing demand
With more than 3,000 patients on its waitlist, the Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Center is adding new treatment rooms and facilities through a $1.3 million capital campaign.
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Virginia Rural Health Association receives $4 million grant to address maternal health gaps in Southwest Virginia
The association will have four years to spend the $4 million awarded through the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.
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Details scarce from gubernatorial candidates on their plan to handle new Medicaid expansion requirements
Virginia’s next governor will oversee the state’s Department of Medical Assistance Services, the agency responsible for managing the state’s Medicaid population. New federal mandates passed by Congress will increase the workload for the agency, but, when asked, neither candidate provided a comprehensive plan on how their administration would tackle those changes.
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State leaders wrap up listening tour in Roanoke to address rural health challenges
Officials heard from community members and local health leaders as they shape Virginia’s proposal for a share of the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program created under the federal spending bill.
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New state guidance aims to clarify COVID-19 vaccine access after weeks of confusion
Under the new Virginia guidance, a prescription isn’t needed for a COVID vaccination as long as the patient is 65 or over or has a qualifying health condition. But the rules could change again next week after a federal advisory panel meets.