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.

Students at the University of Virginia attend a flu clinic Thursday to get their swine flu vaccines. University health officials gave the vaccine to students 24-years-old and younger.

State health officials say they've allocated a total of 1.2 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine to Virginia sites in their overall campaign to vaccinate people against the so-called swine flu.

A water outage affects hundreds of people in the Lake Monticello area. Due to the risks involved with low water pressure, the Department of Health is asking Fluvanna County residents to boil their drinking water.

Doctors at Martha Jefferson Hospital are thinking about how we think, and they have a new tool to help them. In this week's Martha Jefferson Healthwise, Cheryn Stone found out how the EEG is helping doctors diagnose their patients.

There is new conflicting information about when women should start getting regular mammograms. A government panel of doctors and scientists now recommends women wait longer before getting tested.

The Charlottesville Albemarle Health Department says that the general public will have to wait a few weeks until there is an adequate supply of the H1N1 vaccination available for everyone.

The Virginia Department of Heatlh is reporting that the rate of flu-like illnesses in the commonwealth is down from October.

The number of people killed in America by the H1N1 virus is a lot higher than previously thought.

Congressman Perriello is inviting all 5th District constituents to dial in to a telephone town hall meeting on health care reform Thursday, November 12.

Students at one Albemarle County school are set to get swine flu shots on Tuesday and three other schools could get shots on Friday.

Democrat Rep. Rick Boucher says he voted against health care legislation because of concerns about a government insurance option and Medicare reimbursement disparities.

The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry.

The House of Representatives narrowly adopted a landmark health care bill with local congressman Tom Perriello casting a key vote in favor of the measure.

A new program at Martha Jefferson Hospital is helping people living with heart and vascular disease down the road to recovery. The idea was sparked by a patient who though something was missing in her treatment. The program is called "Heart To Heart".

Virginia health officials say the percentage of visits to emergency departments and urgent-care centers for influenza-related illness has plateaued and mirrors what's going on in the rest of the country.

University of Virginia nurses spent the day putting together hundreds of care kits for teens across the region.

Old bones are getting a new boost thanks to a procedure called Balloon Kyphoplasty {KIE-FO-PLASTY}. Doctors at Martha Jefferson Hospital have performed nearly 500 of the life-changing procedures.

People from across the region lined up Tuesday in Louisa County to get their swine flu vaccinations. Every dose matters. President Obama declared a health emergency over the weekend to expedite H1N1 vaccinations, but many parts of the country are doing without.

In a bid to halt the spread of an invasive vine that can crowd out native plants and endanger the habitats of animals, Virginia agriculture officials are announcing a quarantine on beach vitex.

Federal health officials say swine flu is more widespread now than it's ever been. CDC officials said Friday that swine flu has resulted in more than 1,000 deaths in the United States so far.

Some swine flu vaccination clinics have been delayed as the Charlottesville/Albemarle Health Department waits for more vaccines.

Martha Jefferson Hospital has recently been named one of the most wried hospitals in the country, and the robots they use to fill prescriptions is just one reason why.

For years doctors have been recommending health screenings for patients, but new research shows they may not be as helpful as once thought. Mark Tenia learned what that means for people who receive screenings.

The federal government and many major universities, including the University of Virginia, have begun a study of how much swine flu vaccine to give to people with asthma.