MORGANTOWN – Mon Health System and CAMC Health System have signed a letter of intent to create a new single health care system operating under the umbrella name Vandalia Health. […]
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Morrisey announces $26M settlement with opioid maker Endo; trial against Janssen, Teva, Allegen to begin on Monday
MORGANTOWN – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced on Wednesday that his office has reached a $26 million settlement with one of the four opioid manufacturers named in the state’s lawsuit […]
Clay Marsh urges second COVID booster for older residents as FDA issues OK and CDC expected to follow soon
MORGANTOWN – COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh passed along the news on Tuesday that the FDA has authorized a second booster dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for people age […]
Children’s Pediatric and Adolescent Group Practice recognized by NCQA
WVU MEDICINE The WVU Medicine Children’s Pediatric and Adolescent Group Practice has received Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). “The Pediatric and Adolescent […]
LUCAS holds lung cancer screening in Rowlesburg
WVU MEDICINE LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, visited Rowlesburg Friday, offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and […]
Justice and team: COVID continues to wane but BA.2 is growing around world and across U.S.
MORGANTOWN — Friday was a bad news-good news day at the governor’s COVID briefing. The bad news was that the death toll reached 6,739, with Gov. Jim Justice announcing 88 […]
$100K Antero Foundation grant benefits WVU Medicine Children’s hospital
WVU MEDICINE A $100,000 grant from the Antero Foundation will support top-notch care for expectant mothers and sick children at the new WVU Medicine Children’s hospital. Representatives from the Antero […]
Justice marks 2-year anniversary of state’s first COVID case, and lowest case number since July 4, 2020
MORGANTOWN — Thursday marked the two-year anniversary of West Virginia’s first COVID-19 cases. Gov. Jim Justice noted the occasion during his Friday COVID briefing with a brief video produced by […]
Mon EMS preparing excess levy for November election
MORGANTOWN — When Monongalia County residents have a medical emergency, they count on Mon EMS to show up. Now Mon EMS personnel are hopeful the county’s voters will show up […]
Area hospitals adjust operations
BY MIKE NOLTING Like the rest of the state, hospitalizations are dropping at both major hospitals in the Morgantown area. WVU Medicine President and CEO Albert Wright and Chief Administrative […]
