Leah Small

Women with African ancestry have often been left out of breast cancer studies. Now scientists are catching up

A Richmond-area retiree raises four grandchildren, struggling to pay bills and navigate the tangled bureaucra…

Black women in Tidewater Virginia are more likely to die of breast cancer than most women in the U.S.

Women with dense breasts are at higher risk of breast cancer and are underdiagnosed, but other factors also p…

All but one plinth is now bare on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Where once stood enormous statues gl…

When they lifted the enormous statue of the Confederate general Robert E Lee from his pedestal and set him on…

A General Assembly bill designed to address it was vetoed in March.

Brittany Jenkins-Lord seeks clues in the lab and the community to understand the biological causes of cancer …

Despite historic changes in educational and economic opportunities, the share of U.S. physicians who are Blac…

Sam Mosley was released from a weeklong psychiatric hold on a frigid November day in 2019. He was losing his …

Richmond Black Lives Matter activists have joined nationwide calls for stronger oversight of police through c…

For the deaf community, barriers to accessing ASL interpretation are a public health issue. And governments a…

In an about-face, Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration said he supports legislation that would eliminate high…

The American dream is a narrative built on biographies of people with grit who find success without the aid o…

Democratic Sen. Creigh Deeds to float an assault weapon ban to reduce gun violence; Republicans continue to t…

Virginia’s new legislative status as one of a handful of states targeting 100% clean power could resuscitate …

Scott Moorehead was thrown into a deep depression when he lost his sense of smell five years ago due to a tra…

The craft brewing industry has inspired a zeal for zymology - the science of using fermentation to produce fo…

For 20 years, Standards of Learning testing has served as the Virginia Department of Education's barometer of…

As Virginia marks two decades since the establishment of accreditation standards based on scores from the fir…

When Tarah and Damon Harris began selling homes nearly three years ago, Richmond's real-estate market was gro…

Despite historic changes in educational and economic opportunities, the share of U.S. physicians who are Blac…

The rate of youth gun violence remains at public-health crisis proportions in Richmond and throughout Virgini…

Sam Luckett is a numbers guy. A love of the quantifiable, as well as a newfound love of indoor climbing, keep…