Betty Rivard, of Charleston, is a retired social worker and planner for the former West Virginia Department of Health and ...

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, more commonly known as H5N1 or bird flu, claimed its first human victim in the United States earlier this month. In the past year, it's resulted in the deaths of ...

These illnesses account for 20% of emergency room visits, and at the moment, these cases are trending at a steady rate.

Four staff members at a psychiatric hospital in Huntington are on administrative leave as of Friday. It comes after a patient was hurt in an elevator shaft. The West Virginia Department of Health ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Hunt Club Farm in Virginia Beach will be temporarily closed for the weekend as testing at their facility determined some of their birds had contracted avian influenza, or bird ...

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) will have a third-party firm look into Richmond’s water system after the recent, widespread water crisis. What specific concerns will it ask that firm ...

Flu cases continue to rise across the region, and Augusta Health is offering some guidance on when to seek treatment.

ABC 13 spoke to the Virginia Department of Health to find out what could be to blame for a spike in flu cases.

Hunt Club Farm in Virginia Beach announced on social media Friday afternoon that it will be closed all weekend because of ...

Two major Virginia hospital systems are suspending gender-affirming care for minors in response to directives from the White ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –As the ongoing threat of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza or the bird flu rises, the West Virginia ...