The viral illness typically affects children aged five and younger, with symptoms lasting about a week. There's no known ...

West Virginia Secretary of Health Dr. Arvin Singh selected Steve Semenik to serve in the role, a position established during ...

Officials with the Virginia Department of Health are notifying the public of two unidentified dogs spotted near a dead fox that later tested positive for rabies. According to the release, the dogs, ...

The West Virginia Department of Health has appointed Steve Semenik as the state’s first Director of Dementia Services, a ...

(WSET) — On Thursday, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced the state’s first reported influenza-associated pediatric death for the 2023-24 flu season.

Virginia Department of Health officials said if you are sexually active and between the ages of 15 through 44, you should talk with your doctor about the next steps for a syphilis screening.

The Virginia Department of Health confirmed the state’s first measles case of the year, making it the 26th state to report cases amid a concerning outbreak.

A state and federal project underway for a Huntington bridge could be rolled out to other West Virginia bridges to identify ...

The Virginia Department of Health is continuing its forever hunt to find the amount of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, present in the state by testing for them in water systems ...

Your healthcare provider should contact the health department. Measles is preventable through a safe and effective MMR vaccine. Two doses of the vaccine are given to provide lifetime protection.

The Virginia Department of Health has reported the state’s first child death of the 2023-24 flu season. Officials said a child, between the ages of 5 and 12 in Virginia’s Eastern region died ...