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Healthcare policy takes center stage at Charlottesville event
6+ hour, 58+ min ago (303+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) — Healthcare policy was the focus of an event in Charlottesville Wednesday, as Democratic leaders and health care advocates called on Congress to reverse recent changes to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies. Former Congressman Tom Perriello and…...
Center blocks off spots for temporary Sentara clinic location
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (111+ words) ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) — People going to the Center at Belvedere are asked not to park in a few specific spots. The center announced on Wednesday that Sentara is temporarily moving its Endocrinology Clinic into its building. The clinic is…...
Spanberger signs order to fight federal cuts to Medicaid, SNAP
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (313+ words) RICHMOND, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) — A new executive order aims to help Virginians at risk of losing Medicaid or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Governor Abigail Spanberger signed the order on Tuesday, aiming to strengthen the Commonwealth’s response to cuts to these…...
What the Industrial Revolution totally transformed about sleep
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (460+ words) Sleep timing rather than duration was changed forever by the Industrial Revolution, suggests a new study. Researchers found that people living in hunter-gatherer communities today without electric light around the world get similar amounts, or less, shut-eye as city dwellers....
Does the design of the street where you live affect sleep patterns?
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (396+ words) Sleep patterns can be affected by the layout of the street where people live, according to a new study. Researchers found that residents of areas with lots of greenery get more shut-eye and are less likely to suffer from insomnia....
Menstrual pads and tampons can contain toxic substances – here’s what to know about this emerging health issue
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (979+ words) (BOULDER, CO) About half of the global population menstruates at some point in their lives. Disposable products, such as tampons and pads, are some of the most popular products used around the globe to manage menstrual flow. People use menstrual…...
Community Dental Center opens new home to expand access to care for local children
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (387+ words) ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Community Dental Center is celebrating a new home designed to give children across the region better access to dental care. For the past 20 years, the nonprofit has served children ages 1 to 20 who are uninsured or…...
New tool untangles how nature, nurture shape autism risks
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (254+ words) cbs19news.com (CBS19 NEWS) -- A new research tool from UVA School of Medicine scientist Dr Ziqiao Wang and his collaborators at Johns Hopkins could significantly advance our understanding of autism.They have assembled a statistical framework called PGS-TRI that can untangle the…...
Study suggests physical labor may raise dementia risk
1+ week, 27+ min ago (711+ words) Physical activity performed as part of a job raises the risk of dementia, suggests new research. Physically strenuous labor may not offer the same brain protection as exercising for leisure — and may even raise the risk of developing the debilitating…...
COVID cases rise across country, but area sees no real uptick
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (245+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Many states are seeing an uptick in COVID cases right now. Dr. Taison Bell, interim chair of medicine at UVA, says a summer wave of COVID can be expected. A lot of people travel over the summer…...