Newsroom@DominionPost.com Members of the Monongalia County Quick Response Team will be out in force for Save a Life Day Sept. 25, to teach naloxone administration to anyone interested in learning […]
Health and Sciences
Breastfeeding Awareness Month will be different
In a typical year, the WVU Erickson Alumni Center comes alive on the first Thursday in August, with families marching on the grounds, carrying signs with slogans such as “Breast […]
WVU Medicine and Dentistry hope to improve oral patients’ outcomes
Newsroom@DominionPost.com When oral cancers are advanced and invade the jawbone, patients need to have their jawbone removed, along with the teeth. The jawbone can be reconstructed using fibular bone, but […]
W.Va. Donor Day Sunday
Newsroom@DominionPost.com More than 107,000 people are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant in the United States, including 500 West Virginians. But only 30% of West Virginians are registered organ donors. […]
Gov. announces 6th week winners
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Another week, another round of winners in the Do It For Babydog: Save a life, Change your life vaccine sweepstakes. Gov. Jim Justice announced the lucky West Virginians in […]
Check your mental battery
With a short absence, and August right around the corner itching to get the school year started — a reflection on health is vital before another long journey ahead. We […]
Employees with depression use different strategies in workplace
WVU Today Employees who experience depression are tasked with the decision to disclose their mental health to others at work. For these employees, one West Virginia University researcher found that […]
West Virginia University continues to encourage COVID-19 vaccines as it nears goal
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University has spent the summer encouraging faculty, staff and students to get their COVID-19 vaccines. The institution has been frequently updating the public on its vaccination […]
Appalachian Mind Health Initiative seeks participants in therapy study
MORGANTOWN — The Appalachian Mind Health Initiative is a research study to see if electronic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a type of online therapy, is a good treatment option for people […]
A talk with COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh on vaccinations and the Delta variant
MORGANTOWN — The masks are off and daily vaccine numbers are dwindling, but COVID-19 cases are rising and a new variant is spreading across the country and the world. With […]
