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Ian Munro reports on health and housing. In 2022, he joined The Pilot after three years reporting for the Daily News-Record in the Shenandoah Valley. Munro likes good conversations and old machines.
Local hospitals are reviewing and revamping security measures to keep patients and staff safe. However, the actions are like to walking a tightrope as they try to balance protection with a healing and accepting environment.
A homeless shelter in Virginia Beach is tackling the lack of affordable properties in the area into it's own hands as sets out to build an affordable housing complex with nearly 40 units.
For the dozen available properties listed on Friday, all were vacant lots and required the highest bidder to agree to build a single-family home on the parcel with various other agreements depending on the parcel.
Black Americans are twice as likely to get Alzheimer's than other Americans and researchers at Hampton University and Eastern Virginia Medical School are trying to find the cause. However, they are also trying to address a root issue in making sure safe and effective treatments are available to Black Americans by dispelling misconceptions about the modern medical trial process.
The newest COVID-19 boosters meant to tackle the newest strains causing most new cases of the virus, are anticipated to be available in the Hampton Roads area by this weekend.