A West Virginia-based mental health service launched an emotional strength line last year to help West Virginians facing mental health challenges, including stress and emotional fatigue. First Choice Services implemented […]
Healthcare
Study shows consequences of e-cig usage
WVU Today Just as e-cigarette ingredients can vary from one region to another, the health effects of vaping can have regional characteristics as well. A new study out of West […]
Respect yourself and others
Discussing the importance of getting STD tested is not exactly office talk. But maybe it should be. That stigma and embarrassment helps contribute to statistics such as these: Individuals ages […]
Drive-thru Clinic for Vax
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Pantry Plus More and Monongalia County Health Department partnered to host a drive-thru vaccine clinic during the nonprofit’s regular Saturday food distribution for students and their families. More than […]
New student stress management support available
Newsroom@DominionPost.com In August, First Choice Services launched a new emotional strength line, 1-877-HELP-304, to help West Virginians dealing with a range of stress-related issues and emotional fatigue. Recent studies from […]
‘Beat 588 bad’: Justice wants to convince vaccine holdouts to get theirs so the masks can come off
MORGANTOWN — A Wednesday COVID-19 briefing abuzz with numbers yielded a new slogan from Gov. Jim Justice: “Beat 588 bad.” That’s a number floated by a reporter of those West […]
Mon County, Morgantown-Fairmont among nation’s cleanest for air pollution in American Lung Association 2021 report
MORGANTOWN – The Morgantown-Fairmont Metropolitan Statistical Area ranks among the nation’s cleanest cities for ozone and short-term particle air pollution in American Lung Association’s 2021 State of the Air report. […]
WVU helps those with SUD in the southern part of state
WVU Today For the past decade, hope has been in short supply for many southern West Virginians. The Mountain State has led the nation in drug overdoses, with southern counties […]
W.Va. true crime podcast covers mysterious deaths of two Pocahontas County men
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia-based production company Veritas Underground Media launched the first episode of the true crime podcast “Buried, Not Forgotten,” Wednesday, about the mysterious deaths of Walter Smith and […]
WVU Medicine talks transplants, raises awareness during National Donate Life Month
MORGANTOWN — WVU Medicine joins the Center for Organ Recovery and Education to raise awareness about organ, tissue, and cornea donation and to inspire everyone to register to be an […]
