Monongalia County Health Department confirmed a case of hepatitis A in a food worker at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen on Earl L. Core Road in Morgantown. “While the risk of contracting […]
Health and Sciences
WVU Doctor: Drug crisis is a ‘kind of cancer eating away a the fiber of society’
The drug crisis in West Virginia won’t be cured overnight, or with one or two elections. It will take several generations to reverse. That’s what Dr. Michael Brumage, director of […]
Mon Health’s Auxiliary hosts gathering to recognize volunteers
Seventy-five years old, with a newborn. The man and woman with the little kid in the middle politely threaded through the proceedings at Mon Health Medical Center on Tuesday. “Excuse […]
Insulin caravan, passport deadline nears
Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer, D-Monongalia, held a press conference about a December bus caravan to Canada to purchase insulin at the Monongalia County Health Department Tuesday afternoon. She was joined […]
Nurse becomes Preston diabetic educator
KINGWOOD — Jennifer Nestor said she always had an interest in community wellness. Nestor, a registered nurse at Preston Memorial Hospital (PMH), recently replaced Meredith Sneddon as diabetic educator for […]
WV Caring’s Malene Davis volunteers with WVU Health Sciences journal club; was subject of reports regarding Medicare overbilling and alleged bullying, lavish spending
Malene Davis, founding president and chief visionary officer of the Arthurdale-based hospice WV Caring, is volunteering her time to serve a WVU Health Sciences journal club. The club will be […]
Mon County launches Quick Response Team to treat overdoses and provide recovery support
Monongalia County ranks fifth for opioid overdose deaths in West Virginia, according to the county health department. “But the reality is that no one has the complete picture,” said Lee […]
MedExpress, The Health Plan renew insurance contract for in-network coverage
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia residents insured by The Health Plan can once again seek urgent care treatment at MedExpress. The two companies notified The Dominion Post of their renewed relationship […]
