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Carilion Clinic WSLS 10 / May 2, 2021

ROANOKE, Va. - A Roanoke girl honored her younger brother who suffers from epilepsy with a charity golf tournament Saturday. Ten teams rode around the Roanoke Golf Club to support Eagles for Epilepsy. Katherine Stewart,14, hosted the tournament on behalf of her 10-year-old brother, James.

Carilion Clinic Legacy.com / May 2, 2021

Michele Arline Tarantino March 31, 2021 Michele A. Tarantino of Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, joined heaven's chorus of angels on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, after courageously living with ALS for nearly two years. Michele, a career finance and healthcare professional was a loving and deeply caring wife, daughter, sister and aunt who will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

Carilion Clinic WSLS 10 / Apr 30, 2021

ROANOKE, Va. - A Roanoke man is sharing his inspiring story while raising money for a good cause this weekend. Keith Alessi will be performing his award-winning, one-man show, "Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me, but Banjos Saved My Life" at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Spot on Kirk in Roanoke.

Carilion Clinic Roanoke Times / Apr 30, 2021

Current and former journalists for The Roanoke Times were honored this week by the Virginia Press Association with two dozen awards for their work in 2020, including a staff entry for coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. The press association conducted its annual awards ceremony virtually for a second consecutive year, announcing the honors over the course of four days ending Thursday.

Carilion Clinic Virginia Business Magazine / Apr 30, 2021

In a first for the locality, Roanoke County has partnered with Virginia Tech to develop a five-year county economic development strategic plan. "We want to benchmark where we are today with goals that we hope to achieve in five years and then revisit it to see if we're keeping up with what we said we...

Carilion Clinic Virginia Business Magazine / Apr 30, 2021

The headaches of getting to a doctor's appointment in traffic on Northern Virginia roads drove the Virginia Pediatric Group to invest in telehealth capabilities years before anyone had heard of COVID-19. "I felt it was a way to improve access and to conduct follow-up visits with adolescents who were busy with after-school activities," says pediatrician...

Carilion Clinic AlgosOnline / Apr 30, 2021

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Carilion Clinic WSLS 10 / Apr 29, 2021

ROANOKE, Va. - A Roanoke man is sharing his inspiring story while raising money for a good cause this weekend. Keith Alessi will be performing his award-winning, one-man show, "Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me, but Banjos Saved My Life" at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Spot on Kirk in Roanoke.

Carilion Clinic WFXRtv.com / Apr 29, 2021

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) - Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) will offer COVID-19 vaccination clinics at both Patrick Henry and William Fleming High Schools for students who are 16 years or older. The school system is holding these vaccination clinics in partnership with Carilion Clinic. The clinics will be offered on the following dates: Friday, May [...]

Carilion Clinic Roanoke Times / Apr 29, 2021

In my work as a primary care physician, I've witnessed how boredom and isolation take their toll through risky behaviors-specifically excessive drinking used as an escape. Instead of escaping, we could use the pandemic as an opportunity to encourage responsible behaviors and focus on alternatives to relieving stress and anxiety.

Carilion Clinic Smith Mountain Eagle / Apr 29, 2021

Michele Arline Tarantino of Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, joined heaven's chorus of angels on March 31st, 2021, after courageously living with ALS for nearly two years. Michele, a career finance and healthcare professional was a loving and deeply caring wife, daughter, sister and aunt who will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

Carilion Clinic Roanoker / Apr 29, 2021

Friendship is the Platinum winner for multiple categories, including "Best Employer," in the Best of Roanoke 2021 Reader Awards. Platinum Winner: Best Employer, Local Company that gives back, Local Company on the Grow, Best Retirement Community, Best Rehab/Post-Op Facility Gold Winner: Best Physical Therapy Practice, Best Place for a Corporate Meeting COVID-19 made it an extremely difficult year in health care, not only for Friendship's community, but also their entire industry.

Carilion Clinic The Daily Progress / Apr 28, 2021

After enduring negative publicity for its aggressive debt-collection policies roughly 18 months ago, the University of Virginia Health System recently announced policies removing the most draconian of its payment demands from some patients. Of course, negative publicity was nothing compared to the agony experienced by patients who risked losing their homes and going into bankruptcy as a result of UVa's efforts to collect payment.

Carilion Clinic The Jerusalem Post / Apr 28, 2021

An in-heart microcomputer that senses heart failure and directs patients to increase their medication, preventing pulmonary edema. A size-efficient artificial mitral valve that can be delivered trans-catheter and used to treat patients with heart disease. A smartphone-based, digital drug companion that ensures that patients take their medication at the proper time.