MORGANTOWN – Legislators passed bills on Wednesday to lower patient copays for insulin and devices to treat diabetes, to establish a Parkinson’s disease registry to enhance research at WVU, and […]
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West Virginia again scores 4 Fs and a D in American Lung Association smoking report
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia once again fared poorly for its tobacco-control policies in the American Lung Association’s 2022 State of Tobacco Control report released this week. Last year, the state […]
Omicron continues to ‘run rampant,’ hospitals operating at crisis levels
Gov. Jim Justice, Dr. Clay Mash and Gen. James Hoyer continued their push for vaccinations and boosters in the Mountain State Monday, as hospitalization numbers continue to increase due to […]
WVU Medicine updates vaccine mandate per nationwide CMS ruling
MORGANTOWN — The COVID-19 vaccination mandate for WVU Medicine employees is coming — 135 days later than initially expected. In a Friday message to employees, WVU Health System President and […]
WVU Medicine, Mon Health hospitals to receive National Guard support
MORGANTOWN — Hospitals across the state are availing themselves of National Guard assistance, Gov. Jim Justice and his COVID leadership team announced and discussed regularly at his briefings. That includes […]
House Health approves bill lowering copays for insulin, medical devices for diabetes patients
MORGANTOWN – The House Health and Human Resources Committee passed a bill reducing the insurance copays for insulin, medical devices for patients with diabetes and for insulin pumps, Delegate Barbara […]
Gov. Justice returns after COVID bout, renews call for vaccines, boosters
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice returned to the Capitol on Monday following his bout with COVID-19 and talked a bit about this experience with the virus and renewed his call […]
Just what the doctor didn’t order: An automatic ER run if you test positive for COVID
The omicron variant of COVID-19 these days just might be like that one wayward uncle of yours who always seems to show up — uninvited — at the family barbecue. […]
Gov. Justice tests positive for COVID
Just before midnight Tuesday, Gov. Jim Justice announced he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he has made alternate arrangements for his State of the State Address and he canceled […]
House OKs $15M bill for project to bring 125-140 jobs to Morgantown
MORGANTOWN — The sixth and final bill the Legislature approved Tuesday during its two-day special session is expected to help bring 125 to 140 jobs to the Morgantown area. SB […]
