CHARLESTON — Wheeling Hospital, which indicated months ago that it would stop taking patients with state-provided insurance plans, now intends to accept those patients because of recent changes in the […]
Health and Sciences
Medical students learn residency matches during national celebration
West Virginia University School of Medicine graduating medical students learned Friday where they will spend the next several years training as resident physicians. Match Day, the national day when medical […]
Country Roads Angel Network leads funding round for Morgantown’s Endolumik to begin commercializing new medical device
MORGANTOWN — Local surgical device company Endolumik recently closed a $1.5 million investment to commercialize its patented Gastric Calibration Tube, a surgical device used during gastric procedures. The equity round […]
Capito talks Biden budget, EPA and energy, Medicare solvency with West Virginia press
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito talked with members of the West Virginia press on Thursday, covering the Biden budget, carbon sequestration, the Pleasants Power Station and Medicare. President Biden […]
State will get $18 million in federal funds to deal with PFAS chemicals in drinking water
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia will receive more than $18 million in federal funds to address the presence of potentially toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water. State Health Officer Matthew Christiansen […]
Insulin copay and governor pay raise bills pass on last day of legislative session; TikTok bill dies
MORGANTOWN – Bills to cap insulin copays, give the governor and constitutional officers a raise, and to recognize an unborn child as a distinct victim in a DUI-causing-death crash all […]
House of Delegates advances bills to address CPS worker shortage, eliminate some certificate of need hurdles for hospitals and doctor offices
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates pushed through a series of bills on Thursday as it gets ready for the 2023 legislative session to end on Saturday. Among them were […]
Governor signs DHHR bill
Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill Monday dividing the Department of Health and Human Resources into three separate agencies, and agency leaders say they’re ready to start working on the […]
Senate insulin copay cap bill sparks long House debate, citing fears of premium hikes
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates spent nearly an hour debating the Senate bill to cap the copay for insulin and devices for patients with diabetes. Opponents foresee unintended economic […]
WVRC Media teaming up with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
WVRC Media stations throughout West Virginia and its listeners were able to raise $204,000 in last week’s annual radiothon with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Station personnel in Morgantown, Charleston, […]
