Harmful algae blooms reported

Severe lung illness associated with e-cigarette use

Neibauer Dental Care to offer free services on Saturday, August 24 from 7-1.

The Rappahannock Area Health District says several cases of cryptosporidiosis involving swimming pools at the Massad YMCA and Curtis Park in Stafford have occurred.

Medicare fraud..how to spot it

VIDEO: A Stafford couple is trying to get area students to take a pledge not to vape, use tobacco or drugs. It’s called Athlete’s Don’t, but anyone can take the pledge. A real concern is the number of young people vaping. The numbers are rising and an area doctor says there are real dangers.

AUDIO: Dr. Jeffrey Pelton is the new surgical oncologist for the Mary Washington Healthcare Regional Cancer Center.

Mary Washington Healthcare announces it’s suspending the practice of pursuing legal action for unpaid bills.

During the 2019 Virginia General Assembly Session, lawmakers voted to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco, nicotine vapor and alternative nicotine products from 18 to 21 years old.

Concerns about a measles exposure at Dulles, Novant Health UVA in Haymarket and Inova Fair Oaks.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for Americans ages 10-34 and the fourth leading cause of death for those ages 35-54. In the past few years, suicide rates have continued to climb. Rappahannock Area Community Services Board aims to prevent these deaths by educating the region on mental health challenges, resources, and ways to help.

AUDIO: This is Stroke Awareness Month. Zachary Daniel and Lynda Allen talk about the services available locally from their Spotsylvania office. They’re holding an Open House today from 11-2.

VIDEO: Two senators are introducing bipartisan legislation to raise the federal smoking age to 21. Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell and Virginia Democrat Tim Kaine both come from tobacco producing states. McConnell is also the Senate Majority Leader. The bill is aimed primarily at curbing teenage vaping.

Dr. Cornell Shelton, Medical Director of the Mary Washington Healthcare Wound Healing Center Woodbridge, was recently featured as a “Top Doc” in Northern Virginia Magazine.

AUDIO: Mary Washington Hospital named one of the top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals in the nation by IBM Watson Health.   Mike Brown-Program Manager for Cardiac Surgery for Mary Washington Hospital and Eileen Dohmann- Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for Mary Washington Healthcare.

Virginia has reported a 132% increase in cases of hepatitis A between January 1, 2019 and April 19, 2019 compared to the same time period in 2018.