Va. (WSET) — A highly contagious bacterial respiratory infection is back on the rise after low case numbers over the last few years. In data collected up until August 31, Virginia has seen 384 ...

Researchers at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg are using a nanostructure to combat infections from implantable devices by making their surface inhospitable for microbes to grow on, the Roanoke Times ...

Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Medical Center is notifying more than 300 patients about a potential risk of infection transmission due to a former employee’s improper syringe use. An investigation by the ...

LAKE ANNA, Va. — Environmental officials are testing lake water at a popular recreational destination in Central Virginia after at least 20 people reported E. coli infections. At least nine people who ...

A recent increase in mpox cases in Virginia has the Department of Health encouraging those most at risk to consider a vaccine. Since the beginning of the year, 12 mpox cases have been reported to VDH ...

WASHINGTON – A staph infection that killed a 17-year-old high school student has prompted 22 schools in southern Virginia to close their campuses. Other campuses around the nation have also reported ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A county in southern Virginia closed its 21 schools on Wednesday to clean them to prevent the spread of a dangerous bacterial infection that killed a 17-year-old high school ...