The Montana Supreme Court said Thursday that nothing in state law prevents patients from seeking physician-assisted suicide, making Montana the third state that will allow the procedure.
Cancer patients in Charlottesville are getting improved treatment thanks to the radio. In this week's Martha Jefferson Healthwise, Cheryn Stone introduces a new state-of-the-art procedure that has nothing to do with A-M and F-M.
The University of Virginia Medical Center actually saw less volume than a usual day. The storm kept staffing below normal, but most patients who came to the ER were there for slip and fall accidents.
Two down, one to go. President Barack Obama's health care overhaul cleared its second 60-vote test in the Senate early Tuesday morning - moving it a step closer to passage by Christmas.
The Virginia State Health Commissioner approved allocation of 700,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine. With this latest release of vaccine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 3 million doses will have been sent to Virginia.
One group pushing for health care reform say health care and small business make for a good combination. Small business owners, local leaders, and the group "Organizing for America" held a roundtable at Charlottesville City Hall Friday to discuss the issues at hand.
The Republican speaker of Virginia's House of Delegates and its chief budget writer are pressuring Democrats senators Mark Warner and Jim Webb to oppose the Senate health reform bill.
H1N1 vaccines will be available, by appointment only, at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Health Department for CDC priority groups beginning Monday, December 21.
If you love wearing makeup, but you're tired of applying it every day, there's another alternative. In this week's Martha Jefferson Healthwise, Stephanie Satchell takes a look at semi-permanent makeup, micro-pigmentation.
First Year UVa Darden Business student Justin Key died unexpectedly on Monday, December 14th. According to the Christian University he attended for undergraduate studies, Key died from a bad case of the H1N1 Swine Flu virus.
The University of Virginia Health Center and Habitat for Humanity are teaming up to help patients in need. A groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday was held for a Health House.
Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday.
After months of turmoil, President Barack
Obama is calling Senate Democrats to the White House to say it's
time to come together and pass legislation embracing a wholesale
remodeling of America's health care system.
Certain pet treats have been recalled because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. Pet Carousel has recalled all their pig ear and beef hoof pet treats.
A bipartisan group of senators led by Democrat Ben Nelson of Nebraska has released an amendment to the Senate's health care bill that would put stringent restrictions on abortion coverage.
Because there's a limited supply of the H1N1 vaccine, and it's being targeted to high-risk groups like pregnant women and preschool-age children, these clinics are not being advertised outside of preschools and daycare centers.
The Nintendo Wii is still atop many Christmas lists. The game system is popular with kids but also useful for adults. In this week's Martha Jefferson Healthwise Cheryn Stone found out how the Wii is helping patients overcome obstacles in the recovery process.
More than a million people have HIV but they don't know it. Tuesday, the University of Virginia will offer free HIV testing in honor of World Aids Day.
Martha Jefferson Healthwise confronts this reality: one day and one huge temptation piled on top of another. It's hard to resist the Thanksgiving feast, even for the most conscious calorie-counter.
Virginia health officials are urging people to be especially vigilant in protecting themselves and others against the so-called swine flu this Thanksgiving.
The pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline says it has advised medical staff in Canada to not use one batch of swine
flu vaccine for fear it may trigger life-threatening allergies.
The swine flu claims two more Virginians, including a man from the Thomas Jefferson Health District. That's the health district that includes most of central Virginia including the Charlottesville area.
