Isolation, unemployment and disposable income. Bob Hansen, executive director of the Office of Drug Control Policy for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services, said those factors, both […]
Health and Sciences
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute cardiologist uses machine learning to predict ventricular disease
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Dr. Partho Sengupta, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute Cardiology division chief and director of cardiac imaging, and an international team of researchers have implemented machine learning as an effective […]
COVID-19 czar announces child being treated for MIS-C in state
If you’re a parent fretting about sending your kid back to school Sept. 8 — the state’s COVID-19 czar gave you one more thing to fret about Friday afternoon. Not […]
Six Students Face Sanctions
Punishment for violating COVID safety rules could result in expulsion As West Virginia University returns to Morgantown to begin classes on Aug. 26, university officials said students must follow COVID-19 […]
FSU, MCHD finish first phase of COVID-19 testing
Results expected to continue to arrive through August Newsroom@DominionPost.com FAIRMONT — Marion County Health Department and Fairmont State University have concluded their first phase of free on-campus testing for COVID-19. […]
Justice annouces new school mask requirements, tweak for small counties for County Alert System
MORGANTOWN — Two changes to the color-coded County Alert System map for schools were unveiled Friday during the governor’s CVID-19 briefing. First, mask wearing has been expanded, Gov. Jim Justice […]
Mon Health gathers thousands of hygiene items for local students
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Mon Health Medical Center employees collected thousands of hygiene products to be included in bags donated to local children in Monongalia County Schools as part of an annual partnership […]
First case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children confirmed
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources has confirmed that a West Virginia child has been diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. This is the […]
Albert Wright, David Goldberg elected to WV Hospital Assocation posts
MORGANTOWN — WVU Health System’s Albert Wright and Mon Health System’s David Goldberg have been named to posts on the West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA) Board of Trustees. Wright, president […]
Morrisey files suits against opioid distributors Walmart and CVS
MORGANTOWN — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday filed two more lawsuits against opioid distributors. In June he sued Walgreens and Rite Aid in Putnam County Circuit Court. The new […]
