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Virginia football position preview 2025: Linebackers
Streaking the Lawn - Virginia
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August 27, 2025
Of the three major position groups on the Virginia defense last year, the linebackers were the clear strength. While Tony Elliott and his staff revamped both the front end and the back end with transfer acquisitions this offseason, the returning...
Autism-related hospitalizations nearly double in Virginia as Centra expands local services and support
WDBJ7 - Virginia
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August 27, 2025
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A new statewide analysis shows hospitalizations for patients with autism nearly doubled in Virginia over the past four years. When Cami Smith’s son Westin was first diagnosed with autism in kindergarten, she says it left...
Mountain of oyster shells helps Chesapeake Bay health, marks major milestone
47 ABC - WMDT - Maryland
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August 27, 2025
SOMERSET COUNTY, Md. – Oysters may be divisive for diners, but for watermen, local wildlife, and Maryland’s economy, they’re essential to everyday life. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Oyster Recovery Partnership, and other...
A pilgrimage across five counties in Northern Virginia
Arlington Catholic Herald - Virginia
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Why would someone walk approximately 60 miles from Warrenton to Arlington during the peak of summer? The reasons varied among the 15 individuals gathered early on the morning of Aug. 6 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Warrenton, but the...
Virginia faces significant infrastructure upgrades to deal with federal Medicaid eligibility requirements
Cardinal News - Virginia
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August 27, 2025
Virginia ranks among the 10 slowest states for processing Medicaid applications. A 2024 state-commissioned study found that the state’s eligibility systems are outdated and inefficient, making upgrades costly and difficult. With new federal rules...
Audit finds instability in MT program that monitors medical providers with substance use disorders
Associated Press
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August 27, 2025
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A chaotic two-year transition between contractors tasked with monitoring impaired Montana medical providers may have allowed some of those professionals to practice without oversight, a Legislative Audit Division report...
Swimming prohibited at parts of Virginia Beach Oceanfront and Croatan due to bacteria
The Virginian-Pilot
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August 27, 2025
Part of the Virginia Beach Oceanfront and Croatan beaches are closed due to high bacteria levels, according to the city of Virginia Beach. Swimming is prohibited. The Oceanfront from 22nd-37th streets and Croatan from Aqua Lane to the surfing side...
Claude Moore Scholars Continues to Expand Medical Job Opportunities
Loudoun Now - Virginia
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August 27, 2025
It started with notes taken on a restaurant napkin in 2005. Today, the Claude Moore Scholars Program has helped some 35,000 students in 56 Virginia school divisions and 14 community colleges begin careers in health and medical fields. And it is...
Driver flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries following I-81 crash
WHSV-TV - Virginia
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August 27, 2025
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - One of multiple drivers involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 on Wednesday was flown to UVA Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, according to city officials. Virginia State Police is investigating...
Massey is the only cancer center in Virginia to provide TIL therapy for advanced melanoma
The Sussex Surry Dispatch - Virginia
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RICHMOND — VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center is the first and only authorized treatment center in Virginia to offer tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy for advanced stage melanoma patients. TIL therapy is a highly personalized,...
Making America healthy again requires restricting access to this drug
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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August 27, 2025
By Zachary Mettler, Wednesday, August 27, 2025 In this photo illustration, a person looks at an Abortion Pill (RU-486) for unintended pregnancy from Mifepristone displayed on a smartphone on May 8, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. | OLIVIER...
Experts: Expect health insurance prices to rise next year
Bonner County Daily Bee - Idaho
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August 27, 2025
Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now. Patients may start paying for it next year. Health insurance will grow more expensive in many corners of the market in 2026, and coverage may shrink. That...
College of Veterinary Medicine at A-State Adds Two Professors to Growing Faculty
Arkansas State University
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August 27, 2025
08/27/2025 JONESBORO – The College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) at Arkansas State University has added two new faculty members to the growing college instructional staff. Dr. Philip Johnson has joined the CVM as a professor and associate dean for...
Mitchell healthcare workers take their skills on the road
Mitchell Daily Republic - South Dakota
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August 27, 2025
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second story in a multiple-part series exploring the lives of traveling healthcare workers, a career trend that impacts Mitchell and South Dakota in many ways. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a growth of 9...
Chamber Forum To Spotlight Fredericksburg Healthcare, Medical School Proposal
Potomac Local - Virginia
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August 26, 2025
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The future of healthcare in the Fredericksburg region takes center stage Wednesday morning as two hospital leaders address growth, challenges, and innovation — including the possibility of Northern Virginia’s first medical...
He was shot by police during a mental health crisis. Now his family is turning grief into action
NJ.com - New Jersey
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August 27, 2025
Tawana Williams and Andrew ‘Drew’ Washington grew up together on Orient Avenue in Jersey City, forming a bond that went beyond mere neighbors. They were like family. She remembers playing outside with Washington, her brother, and other kids on the...
Exclusive: UConn Hit With Civil Rights Complaint Over Anti-White Medical Program
The Federalist
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August 27, 2025
The University of Connecticut’s School of Medicine has been hit with a federal civil rights complaint over a program that claims to be a “pipeline for students of color,” allegedly at the expense of white and Asian students. Do No Harm (DNH), an...
Michigan must remove gender ideology from health program’s sex ed material, feds say
MLive - Michigan
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August 27, 2025
Michigan is among the 46 U.S. states and territories facing demands from the Trump administration to remove mentions of gender ideology from sexual education material used in a federally financed health program — or risk losing the funding...
Gerrymandering Is a Disease. We Already Have a Cure.
Slate Magazine
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August 27, 2025
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The gerrymandering apocalypse is upon us. President Donald Trump, determined to hold on to Republicans’ thin House...
Barber: Virginia, Coastal Carolina mysteries to each other going into opener
106.1 The Corner - Virginia
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August 27, 2025
With remade football rosters, Virginia and Coastal Carolina won't know what to expect from each other Saturday night. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – With all offseason to think about Saturday night’s season-opener against Coastal...