MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates will take up a bill to ban a handful of synthetic dyes from foods sold in West Virginia starting Monday. Current code bans added […]
Author: David Beard/ The Dominion Post
House committee ponders two foster care bills: vaccines and LGBTQ issues
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The full House Health and Human Resources Committee got a first look at two foster care bills – one regarding LGBTQ issues and one regarding vaccines. The […]
WVU BOG selects new university president, OKs start of construction for Pride Practice Facility
MORGANTOWN – WVU’s Board of Governors has selected a new university president and green-lighted start of construction for the new Pride Practice Facility for the Mountaineer Marching Band. The BOG […]
House committee ponders bill to ban synthetic dyes from foods
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates Health Committee spent two hours on Tuesday hearing the pros and cons of a bill to ban a handful of synthetic dyes from foods […]
Former U.S. Drug Czar Dr. Rahul Gupta Joins GATC Health as president
MORGANTOWN – GATC Health Corp. announced on Wednesday that Dr. Rahul Gupta has joined the company as its new president. California-based GATC Health is a tech-bio company leveraging artificial intelligence […]
Senate committee moves bill to raise property tax on windmills
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A resurrected state Senate bill that would raise the property tax on windmills cleared the Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee on Monday, but not without bipartisan […]
WVU RNI investigates new mesh device to treat brain aneurysms
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute continues its mission to advance treatment of brain aneurysms with its participation in the clinical trial of a new device called SEAL. SEAL […]
Local health systems concerned over possible Medicaid cuts
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Trump administration effort to trim the federal deficit and the national debt has many worried that Medicaid might take a hit – affecting the healthcare for […]
Case of former Hopemont nurse charged in patient’s scalding death heads to Preston Circuit Court
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Dominion Post reporter David Beard is not related to Kylah Beard, one of the defendants in this case. dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A former Hopemont Hospital registered nurse […]
New Mon County state senator introduces three energy bills
MORGANTOWN – Monongalia County’s newest state senator – Republican Chris Rose – is also the new chair of the Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee and introduced three energy-related bills […]
