Tag Archives: medical

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  32nd National Veterans Wheelchair Games

  RICHMOND, Va (WTVR) In less than five days Richmond will host a sea of Athletes for the 32nd National Veterans…
• Health / News

  Reddit users quickly raise $30k to gift terminally ill man

  Jake Villanueva is 23 and has terminal cancer. Reddit users raised $30,000 in 24 hours to give him a last gift–a trip of a lifetime.
• Health / News

  Asthma rates at all-time high

  1 out of 12 Americans have disease
• News

  WARNING, Graphic: VA man receives face transplant

  37-year-old Richard Lee Norris of Hillsville, Virginia received a new face, jaws, teeth and tongue in a surgery that took 36 hours to complete.
• Health / News

  AIDS rates higher than thought for African-American women

  AIDS researchers say African American women in six major cities have infection rates that are five times higher than anyone thought.
• News

  Veterans needing treatment for mental health issues

  Lawmakers are putting pressure on Veterans Affairs to improve.  The VA says it’s reviewing mental health services at all its facilities.