MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice said early this week that he will likely sign the bill to license and regulate needle exchange programs – SB 334. The executive director of […]
Health and Sciences
WVU Hospitals receives CON approval to add inpatient beds at Fairmont Medical Center
MORGANTOWN — WVU Hospitals has received Certificate of Need approval from the West Virginia Health Care Authority to add 32 beds to Fairmont Medical Center, a campus of WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial […]
Justice and team: Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause won’t hinder state program; no veto planned for transgender sports bill
MORGANTOWN — A good portion of Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing from the Capitol was taken up with the national pause placed on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after a blood-clotting issue […]
Mon BOE discusses student vaccines, summer enrichment program
Sara Anderson gave a dose of pandemic pragmatism during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education. “It’s not enough,” she said. The board member was talking about […]
Governor pauses use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine after CDC news; WVU Medicine, Mon Health comment
MORGANTOWN – Following Tuesday’s joint CDC/FDA announcement about the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Jim Justice put an immediate statewide pause on all use of the vaccine. Clinics that […]
Gov. Justice: Johnson & Johnson vaccine administration paused in West Virginia
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice announced today that out of an abundance of caution and upon the recommendation released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food […]
Mon’s school district set to vaccinate students
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County high school students will roll up their sleeves for the coronavirus vaccine starting next week, the district announced. Clinics for students 16 and older will be […]
Mon Health bra bank receives donation to help those who undergo mastectomy
MORGANTOWN — Mon Health Equipment and Supplies donated more than $50,000 worth of mastectomy bras, camisoles and mastectomy forms to the Bra Bank at Mon Health Cancer Center. The bra […]
The Plastic Problem
According to West Virginia University professor Michael McCawley, the insidiousness of plastic lies largely within. Because just as plastic waste fills our oceans and landfills with pollutants, it can have […]
COVID variants on the rise regionally
Newsroom@DominionPost.com As of Friday, Monongalia County Health Department was following nearly 200 COVID-19 variants of concern, including more than 32 cases of the United Kingdom variant [B.1.1.7], and 164 cases […]
