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Amidst an ongoing mental health crisis, Virginia’s community services boards often serve as a front-line response. Lawmakers will consider how to update the system this upcoming legislative session.
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More than a million Virginia families have septic systems at home. State officials estimate about half those systems are so old they pose health risks. The same goes for thousands of drinking water systems. Now, a new grant program to help families get safe water and septic has been so popular it’s already running out of money.
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Delta-8 THC is derived from hemp and marijuana plants, or can be created synthetically. It’s similar to the active ingredient in marijuana and is available for sale legally in Virginia.
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When the heart stop, so does circulation, and the brain is deprived of oxygen, but if cardio-pulmonary resuscitation begins quickly, the odds of surviving and thriving increase according to Dr. William Brady, a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Virginia.
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When COVID-19 began changing everyone’s lives in the winter of 2020, the town of Blacksburg started planning ahead. It mobilized resources and created a…
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Researchers at VCU have developed a new way to decontaminate N-95 masks in bulk. The masks are important protection for doctors and nurses treating…