MORGANTOWN – A House Republican bill to help more birthing centers spring up around the state drew significant Republican opposition on the House floor on Tuesday. Three […]
Healthcare
DHHR to host in-person hiring events in February
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) will host three in-person interviewing events in February for Kanawha, Mercer and Monongalia counties for positions within […]
Surgeon enhances convenience of office-based surgeries
WVU MEDICINE WVU Medicine orthopaedic hand, elbow, and shoulder surgeon Rd. Shafic Sraj offers patients undergoing office-based surgery the convenience of virtual post-operative care through MyWVUChart, WVU […]
Last abortion clinic in W.Va. files federal suit
Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, which had been the state’s last abortion clinic, has filed a federal lawsuit over the ban passed last fall. The plaintiffs […]
State senate unanimously approves school safety, U.S. motto bills, sends them to the House
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate sailed through a series of bills on Monday, passing them all unanimously with no debate — including a school protection bill and […]
Senate overwhelmingly approves bill to change annual vehicle inspections to every 2 years
MORGANTOWN — Annual vehicle inspections could change to every two years under a bill the Senate sent to the House on Friday. SB 254 changes the annual […]
Senate panel OKs bill to allow medical expense deductions from state income taxes; and one to permit health care sharing ministries
MORGANTOWN – A bill to allow state residents to deduct medical expenses from their sate income taxes left senators who voted for it wondering how much it […]
Spaghetti dinner to aid single mom with leiomyosarcoma
BY LISA ELLISON Connie Johns, a single mom, is battling leiomyosarcoma. Following a hysterectomy over the summer, Johns continued to have pain. Her cousin, Alexis Buzzo and […]
Senate OKs bill to allow tactical medical professions attached to SWAT teams to carry weapons
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to allow specially trained medical professionals who accompany police SWAT teams on missions to carry weapons. […]
House Health advances bill that would split DHHR
The House Health Committee swiftly advanced a bill that would split the Department of Health and Human Resources into three separate agencies. The three would be the […]
