MORGANTOWN — Wednesday saw a state all-time high for new COVID-19 cases. On the positive side, the CDC updated its mask guidance on Tuesday to say masks protect the people […]
Healthcare
MCHD to provide flu shots, COVID-19 testing at Mylan Park Thursday
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Because of Veterans Day, Monongalia County Health Department’s weekly free COVID-19 testing will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday. And because flu vaccines also will be offered to those […]
COVID death toll jumps to 530 as DHHR uncovers 27 incorrectly reported deaths
MORGANTOWN — Anyone opening the Department of Health and Human Resources coronavirus dashboard during the better part of Monday would have seen the death toll at 502. The real number […]
WVU hosts screenings through November
Lung program for current, former smokers WVU Medicine The WVU Cancer Institute Lung Cancer Screening Program will provide video and telephone screenings for current and former smokers throughout November for […]
COVID strikes MHS again
New positive result comes on heels of diagnosis last week COVID-19 continued its reach down the hallways of Morgantown High School on Friday. Another MHS student tested positive for the coronavirus […]
WVU law professors restlessly pursue Big Pharma
Two West Virginia University law professors who happen to be married and who donated countless hours to secure the release of data on the distribution of opioids in West Virginia […]
Help for those wishing to quit smoking
When my dad quit smoking, he put the “cold” in cold turkey. After smoking for about 25 years, he got an upper respiratory virus and put down the cigarettes for […]
COVID cumulative rate hits 2.97%; Justice expects no shutdowns if it hits 3% benchmark
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s cumulative positive COVID-19 rate reached 2.97% Wednesday, just shy of the benchmark Gov. Jim Justice has said could trigger resumption of some preventative actions. He addressed […]
Justice would like to see 12,000 per day get tested; it would cost $1.2 million per day
MORGANTOWN — In case you haven’t heard it before: Get tested. That was once again the refrain at Monday’s COVID-19 briefing from the governor’s office. “Most of us aren’t concerned […]
WVU will continue to offer free testing on Wednesdays
Some changes made to accommodate upcoming holidays WVU Today West Virginia University is providing details on its upcoming COVID-19 testing schedule as the end of the fall semester and the […]
