Awareness Week, and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is working to shine a light on the often-taboo subject.

Two Virginia children have died after they got sick with the flu, according to the Virginia Health Department (VDH), marking the first two pediatric influenza deaths in the state during the 2024 ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — While flu trends continue to trend down in Virginia, the Virginia Department of Health recently reported a fifth pediatric flu-related death for the season. A majority ...

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Health officials in the D.C. region say this year’s flu season — with the deaths of six children reported in Maryland and Virginia — has been especially severe. “We’ve had higher peaks ...

A red fox tested positive for avian influenza in Virginia and is the first known case in a mammal in the state.

A red fox in Loudoun County has tested positive for a highly contagious category of bird flu—the first mammal case reported ...

A new bird flu outbreak has been confirmed as the virus continues to spread across the US. The deadly H7N9 strain was detected on a poultry farm in Noxubee, Mississippi, last week, for the first ...

VDH reports that, in Virginia, more cases of chlamydia are diagnosed than cases of the flu. Below are a few common tips that VDH recommends for preventing STIs: Practicing abstinence Being in a ...