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Q. What are the symptoms of West Nile virus (WNV) infection? A. Infection with WNV can be asymptomtic (no symptoms), or can lead to West Nile fever or severe West Nile disease.

The Lyme disease bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, is spread through the bite of infected ticks. The blacklegged tick (or deer tick, Ixodes scapularis) spreads the disease in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and north-central United States, and the...

Children and Lyme disease Although anyone can get Lyme disease, children spend a lot of time outdoors and are at particular risk.

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in adults.

Leadership of Virginia Gay Hospital (VGH) Laboratory Services will be transferred today when current Lab.

In observance of Nursing Home Week, May 12 to 18, 2013 Virginia Gay Hospital and Nursing and Rehab encourages residents, families and other close relatives to “get personal” with their caregivers.

Until recently, patients in southern Benton County undergoing therapy treatments for both lower and upper body rehabilitation needed to travel upwards of an hour to receive professional care.

A hospital is more than a place where people go to heal, it is a part of the community that fosters health and represents hope.

Quality of life and quality of medical care tend to go hand-in-hand and for the past several months residents of southern Benton County are learning about the Virginia Gay “Healing Tradition” at the new Atkins Family Medical Clinic (A...

Thank a Nurse – National Nurses Week Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics is joining the American Nurses Association in celebrating Delivering Quality and Innovation in Patient Care, as part of National Nurses Week, which is held May 6-12, ...