MORGANTOWN — The positive COVID-19 case count at Huttonsville Correctional Center was upped to 83 Wednesday morning and Gov. Jim Justice said he wants testing done at all jails and […]
Healthcare
Reopening means living with disease
Marsh to return to WVU duties, continue on as state advisor The reopening of businesses, restaurants and other public attractions in West Virginia is proceeding smoothly, but people still need […]
Mon Health, CAMC join to combat diseases
Hope to tackle hearts issues, cancers, diabetes Mon Health System entered into a clinical affiliation with Charleston Area Medical Center in an effort to tackle West Virginia’s high rates of […]
Health director warns that COVID numbers could rise
KINGWOOD — COVID-19 cases could increase within two weeks due to the opening of more businesses and the holiday weekend. “It’s too early to tell what we will see until […]
Diversity experts say virus widens racial gap
WVU Today Face coverings, one of the recommended strategies to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, can evoke “mental gymnastics” for some groups — particularly those in communities who are […]
Some see racism in the lack of response to blacks fighting virus
This is the second of two articles looking at a COVID-19 outbreak in the African American communities in Marion and Monongalia counties and what resulted from it. Read the first […]
WVU grad one of first plasma donors in U.S. to save COVID-19 patients
WVU Today Months ago, a woman did something that in easier times would not have been unusual. She gave blood. And then it changed everything. It started on March 17 […]
Different ways to stay safe this summer
This is the time of year that Monongalia County Health Department likes to remind citizens not to poop — or pee — in the pool. That’s still great advice, because […]
MCHD, West Virginia National Guard offer free COVID-19 testing
Monongalia County Health Department and the West Virginia National Guard will continue to test individuals today, in accordance with Gov. Jim Justice’s order to provide free COVID-19 testing to vulnerable […]
Encompass Health hosts family and friends drive-through parade
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, at 1160 Van Voorhis Road, hosts family and friends drive-through parades throughout the day Friday. Attendants directed traffic. Participants were encouraged to make signs for loved [...]
