Health & Wellness

NCI funding advances efforts against acute myeloid leukemia.

The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank supports 30 food pharmacies around the region.

At Advanced Pain Management of Virginia, Dr. Scott Wagner and his team explore new, alternative ways to alleviate pain using regenerative medcines.

But looming Medicaid cuts could make the work the clinic does more difficult if it leads to an influx of new patients in need of care.

During a visit to Charlottesville, Sen. Kaine said alleviating cuts to Medicaid and healthcare funding is at the heart of the Democrats alternative plan.

Perdue’s donation is part of an 800,000-pound gift to food banks along the east coast.

Central Virginia Pickleball is working to raise fund to convert Darden Towe Park’s racquet sports courts into a dedicated pickleball facility.

The “mega blood drive” will take place Saturday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Jefferson School City Center. Its organizers hope to use it as an opportunity to spread awareness about the disease, which impact more than 100,000 people in the United States.

Two UVA Cheerleaders visited the medical center’s NICU unit to reach to babies and their families as part of the annual competition.

Since 1981, the Charlottsville Ronald McDonald House has provided support to the families of sick children.