Health

~ Press release issued by Valley Health WINCHESTER — Valley Health is offering new sessions of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, a free, 12-month class designed to help adults who are at risk for developing diabetes […]

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This week’s COVID-19 pandemic update was delayed one day as current figures were not available yesterday on the Virginia Department of Health website, which was observing Monday’s holiday. By Randy Arrington LURAY, Oct […]

~ Press release issued by the Lord Fairfax Health District WINCHESTER —  As of Sept. 30, the Virginia Department of Health’s Lord Fairfax Health District (LFHD) began offering vaccine boosters for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine […]

By Randy Arrington LURAY, Oct 4 — Page County reported new cases in the triple digits for a fifth consecutive week, although the case count has declined slightly over the past two weeks. The county also […]

By Randy Arrington LURAY, Sept. 27 — While new cases showed a slight decline over the past week, Page County’s seven-day positivity rate for COVID-19 spiked to one of its highest levels of the pandemic and […]

~ Posted on the Valley Health website Thursday, Sept. 23 WINCHESTER, Sept. 23 — Valley Health is treating an increasing number of COVID-19 patients and now the health system’s resources are being stretched significantly. “Our caregivers […]