As Carly puts it, Virginia’s health care system is in crisis mode. Massive funding cuts are taking its toll on rural hospitals, and the government shutdown is leaving both patients and doctors in limbo.
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Trump suggests furloughed federal workers might not get backpay
During a press conference on Tuesday, President Trump made it clear that he doesn’t believe all federal workers who have been furloughed due to the...
Union leader furious at Trump’s threat to withhold backpay from federal workers
Not even the rain could put out this union leader's fire. Listen in as he calls out the Trump administration for threatening to withhold back pay...
Abortion patients are fleeing the South—and heading to Virginia
As abortion bans sweep across the South, Virginia has become a critical destination for patients seeking care. According to new data, VA saw the...
‘Pregnancy is significantly more dangerous than birth control’
Retired Midlothian family physician Dr. Susan Miller told a crowd at a contraception roundtable recently that she's seen firsthand how birth control...
What this VA woman paid for birth control will shock you
At a roundtable in Midlothian, advocates, doctors, and community members warned that contraception rights could be Virginia’s next political...
Fairfax County mom takes on AI data centers in the fight for clean air
As AI data centers expand in Northern parts of the state, Virginians like Julie Kimmel are speaking out about how the negative effects of air...
