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HealthWatch spotlights the reach of autism
One in 110 children is now diagnosed as having an autism spectrum disorder. The numbers have grown to the point where "everyone knows someone affected" by the neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by communication problems and repetitive behaviors,...
Tags: Hampton Roads, Behavioral Conditions, Insurance, Health Organizations, Autism
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Suffolk WalMart a top fundraiser for CHKD
Customers at WalMart in Hampton Roads donated $1.1 million to Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, a regional pediatric hospital in Norfolk, in 2012. Their donations go to the radiology department and last year it helped the hospital purchase a...
Tags: MRI (imaging), Hampton Roads, Hospitals and Clinics
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Newport News schools considers changes in concussion testing
The expression used to be “had his bell rung.” That was a dismissive way of explaining a concussion. With a seemingly endless list of horror stories showing up in the national media, the hazards of brain injuries are being taken more...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Sentara, Hampton Roads, Concussion, General Practitioners
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Climate change could hike pollen counts, allergy rates
An unusually cool March has kept seasonal allergy sufferers in Hampton Roads indoors, out of the line of fire of springtime pollen — and breathing easier because of it. But the word from climate scientists and allergists is to enjoy it while it...
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Asthma, Gloucester Point, Hampton Roads, Science
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Williamsburg family promotes 'tubie' awareness
Kaylee squealed with barely contained delight as images of her brother, Adam, flashed on the TV screen. The 4th-grader and her mother, Katie Marceron, collaborated on the video, "Amazing Adam's Story," to show her class at Waller Mill Elementary, a York...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, York (York, Pennsylvania), Music, Hospitals and Clinics, Special Olympics
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Newport News 13-year-old tackles cancer with smile, positive attitude
Nazea Twiggs is still smiling and happy and being a kid. The 13-year-old Denbigh resident's resilience is helping to carry his entire family through his treatment for cancer. Right around Thanksgiving Nazea was diagnosed with Osteocarcoma—a type...
Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Chemotherapy, Hospitals and Clinics, Denbigh, Riverside Regional Medical Center
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Hampton Roads hospitals face cuts for charity care
Local hospitals stand to lose millions in federal funding for uncompensated care when the Affordable Care Act's cuts in Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) reimbursements go into effect in July. The bill established the cuts based on a mandated...
Tags: Hampton Roads, Hospitals and Clinics, Medicaid, U.S. Supreme Court, Health Insurance
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Visitors to Peninsula health facilities urged to wear masks
The flu arrived earlier this year and it has been at peak activity for 6 weeks, twice as long as last year's season in Virginia. Area health professionals continue to urge people to get vaccinated. The rapid increase in cases of influenza-like illnesses...
Tags: Hampton Roads, Viral Diseases and Infections, Hospitals and Clinics, Internists, Flu
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Doctor in Newport News promotes teamwork for better treatment
psalasky@dailypress.com | 757-247-4784 Doctors can see more patients and provide better quality care with better outcomes and greater satisfaction on both sides if they follow a team care model. That's the message that family practitioner Peter Anderson...
Tags: Nursing, Hospitals and Clinics, Electronics, College of William and Mary, Health and Medical Professionals
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2012 Homicides in Hampton Roads
Daily PressHOMICIDES IN HAMPTON ROADS in 2012 NEWPORT NEWS 1. Jan. 6--Bobby Jackson (30, Newport News) found shot to death at the intersection of 32nd Street and Salters Street. Police have identified Marvin Hunt (37, Newport News) and Gregory Jones (37, Newport...Tags: Shootings, Elizabeth City, Hampton Roads, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Theft
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Hampton Roads musicians contribute tracks to fundraising project for CHKD
In my continuing efforts to catch you up on news that almost got lost in the holiday shuffle, today I'm reporting on a CD called "Sounds of the 757," which features Hampton Roads musicians playing, singing and rapping for a good cause. The project...
Tags: Music Industry, Hampton Roads, YouTube, Music
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Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute marks 2 years in operation
Two years ago, in September 2010, the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute treated its first patient for prostate cancer. After years of planning and seed money from local, state and federal sources, HUPTI, a $225 million project — the...
Tags: Prostate, Hampton Roads, Georgetown University, Mayo Clinic, Oncology
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