Morgantown is a good place to breathe, according to an otherwise mostly gloomy air pollution report from the American Lung Association. The Morgantown-Fairmont Metropolitan Statistical Area ranked among the cleanest […]
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Sundale sees improvement in number of cases
Residents and employees of the Sundale Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care in Morgantown continue to slowly recover from the COVID-19 virus almost a month after the first case was reported, medical […]
WVU Medicine receives Approval for immunotherapy
WVU Medicine pediatric and adult allergist and immunologist Brian Peppers received Investigational New Drug approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the experimental treatment of COVID-19 using convalescent […]
Gov. Justice orders schools closed for rest of school year; distance learning to continue
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced during his Tuesday coronavirus press briefing that kids won’t be returning to their school buildings for the rest of the school year. They will […]
Fourth COVID death at facility
Nursing home retests 15 residents, 9 workers Monday A fourth resident of Sundale Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care facility in Morgantown died Saturday of COVID-19 complications. The 85-year-old woman had an […]
Morgantown-Fairmont among cleanest U.S. cities in Lung Association air pollution report
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown is a good place to breathe, according to an otherwise mostly gloomy air pollution report from the American Lung Association. The Morgantown-Fairmont Metropolitan Statistical Area ranked among […]
Justice: Hospitals can gear up, apply to resume elective procedures
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice again focused his Monday coronavirus press briefing on restarting the state, and announced an executive order to take the first step in doing that. Hospitals […]
Many older patients still struggle with telemedicine
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, more patients are using their computers or smartphones to visit doctors virtually instead of in person. But not everyone who needs to see a nurse […]
MCHD epidemiologist Dr. Diane Gross was on front lines of Ebola outbreak
Every morning for the past several weeks, Dr. Diane K. Gross helps kick off Monongalia County Health Department’s daily briefing by updating staff on the region’s number of COVID-19 cases […]
Capito, Manchin share more thoughts on the Paycheck Protection Plan and rebooting the nation post-COVID-19
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito offered her thoughts Friday on restocking the tapped-out Paycheck Protection Program for small business loans, and a few additional comments on her appointment to […]
