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Morgantown among leading innovators in aesthetic surgery

Morgantown, West Virginia, has long been a center of education, research and medical excellence. Home to West Virginia University and a thriving healthcare community, our city continues to contribute to advances in medicine. Aesthetic surgery is another field in which Morgantown is making its ...

Be safe this Halloween; attend MCHD’s Trunk-or-Treat!

In 2026, a child has a variety of fantasy and pop culture worlds to explore when choosing a Halloween costume. A toy from Toy Story. Spider-Man. K-Pop Demon Hunters. The possibilities are endless. But what isn’t cool is unsafe costumes. After all, Halloween should be spooky, not ...

WVU Eye Institute receives $2M to expand care across West Virginia

MORGANTOWN – The WVU Eye Institute has been awarded more than $2 million through Governor Patrick Morrisey’s West Virginia Rural Health Transformation Program to establish a statewide teleophthalmology network, expanding access to specialized eye care, and helping detect chronic diseases ...

Roleplay event to spotlight obstacles to recovery

MORGANTOWN – There’s a popular appeal for empathy that suggests judgment of others should be reserved until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. This weekend, Abundant Life Recovery Housing Network is inviting the public to a simulation experience that will allow participants to spend a ...

Capito joins Vandalia Health to celebrate $5.4M for hospital upgrades

By David Beard MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito came to Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center on a gray, rainy Thursday morning to celebrate the allocation of $5.485 million in federal dollars for critical infrastructure upgrades to the hospital. Capito secured the funds through the ...

WIC Kitchen: Falling for vegetables

An age-old question: Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? It’s actually both! Botanically, a tomato is a fruit because it grows from a flower and holds seeds. But we treat it like a vegetable because it has a savory taste and goes so well in main course dishes. Tomatoes work in sandwiches, ...