Colorectal Cancer Screening Lagging Among Rural Women
12/13/2021
Women who live in urban and rural areas get screened for breast cancer at similar rates, but rural women get screened for colorectal cancer at significantly lower rates than their…
UVA Cancer Center Without Walls Launching Youth Tobacco Prevention Program
11/8/2021
The University of Virginia Cancer Center and Cancer Center Without Walls Southwest Virginia Community Advisory Board is launching a program to cut tobacco use among both teens and adults in…
Vital Signs: Tobacco tax revenues can bring public health benefits
10/25/2021
Tobacco taxes are an excise tax on the sale of cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco. Tobacco taxes are known as one of the most effective tobacco control interventions to prevent youths…
MECC dental program, Health Wagon provide clinic for students and staff
10/19/2021
APPALACHIA — The dental assistant lab at Mountain Empire Community College got a practical workout Tuesday in what the school hopes will be a regular event. Dr. Emily Bowen, instructor…
Missing the sweet spot: UVA, MEOC starts education program on sugary drinks
10/19/2021
BIG STONE GAP — Even in Indian summer, a soda, pop, energy drink, sweet tea or fruit-flavored punch might sound good when doing that end-of-season mowing or fall raking. University…
UVA, Southwest Virginia Groups Testing Program to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption
10/11/2021
The University of Virginia School of Medicine is partnering with Southwest Virginia community groups to test a web-based program called iSIPsmarter, designed to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks among adults…
UVA Earns Comprehensive Cancer Center Designation
9/15/2021
University of Virginia Cancer Center has been awarded a Comprehensive Cancer Center designation effective Feb. 1, 2022, by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the largest funder of cancer research in…
DEPRESSION, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS PLAGUE AILING COAL MINERS, STUDY FINDS
8/23/2021
More than a third of coal miners and former coal miners suffering from black lung disease struggle with depression, and more than one in 10 has recently considered suicide, a…
STUDY: COMMON BLOOD PRESSURE DRUGS COULD IMPROVE COLORECTAL CANCER SURVIVAL
8/19/2021
Common blood pressure drugs may improve survival for patients with colorectal cancer, a new study suggests. After reviewing outcomes of almost 14,000 patients with colorectal cancer, researchers determined that ACE…
Make Vaccinations Part of Your Back-to-School Plan
8/8/2021
While many parents have prepared for the upcoming school year by discussing the COVID-19 vaccine with their child’s pediatrician, some children are behind on other immunizations due to the pandemic.…