Gas prices dipped below $2 a gallon in Marshall County and are hovering just over $2 a gallon in the Morgantown area. And those prices could fall […]
Healthcare
Milan Puskar Foundation donates to children’s hospital
Building upon its namesake’s legacy of improving the quality of life in West Virginia, the Milan Puskar Foundation donated $1 million to the WVU Medicine Children’s project. […]
Senate Health Committee raises insulin bill copay cap from $25 to $100
MORGANTOWN — The House bill to cap insulin copay for diabetes patients escaped death in the Senate on Monday and came through Senate Health on Tuesday with […]
Fairmont Regional closure part of national trend
Smaller, regional facilities can’t compete with larger providers The pending closure of Fairmont Regional Medical Center is another example of an ongoing health care trend where smaller, […]
Preston Memorial says last blood drive a success, hopes next is, too
The American Red Cross says less than 38% of the U.S. population are eligible donors; on average, someone in the U.S. needs blood every two seconds. To […]
WVU Medicine, CORE celebrate successful transplants at luncheon
Thirty-six organ donors from WVU Medicine’s J.W. Rudy Memorial Hospital saved 113 lives last year, an increase of 28% from the prior year. That milestone was celebrated […]
New House bill could motivate sale of Fairmont Regional Medical Center
MORGANTOWN — the House Government Organization Committee introduced and passed a bill Friday morning immediately aimed at helping the sale of Fairmont Regional Medical Center to a […]
Health care providers host job fairs for FRMC employees
Morgantown’s two health care providers, Mon Health and WVU Medicine, are holding job fairs next week in Fairmont in an attempt to hire people who will lose […]
Senate Judiciary approves bill updating medical cannabis program; allows Public Health to add delivery forms
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved another batch of improvements to the state’s medical cannabis program on Tuesday. Many will regard the most significant update as […]
Marion delegates decry planned closure of Fairmont Regional Medical Center
MORGANTOWN — Marion County’s three delegates rose on the House floor on Tuesday to decry the planned closure of Fairmont Regional Medical Center (FRMC) and plea for […]
