MORGANTOWN – West Virginia stock car racer Christian Rose has partnered with WVU Medicine Children's to put the hospital in a national spotlight with "Christian Rose Racing for WVU Kids." Rose's No. 32 Ford Mustang will feature a design created by three WVUMC patients during the ARCA ...
MORGANTOWN – The average annual salary for physicians increased in 2023 after taking a dip in 2022, according to a newly released report featured in Becker's Hospital Review. The national average pay varies widely by specialty – from $317,610 for occupational medicine to $763,908 for ...
Emergency medical services from the comfort of ... your couch? A new state law passed earlier this year will allow EMS personnel to do just that for people with certain medical conditions. The new “treat-in-place" law will allow some patients to be treated by EMS ...
Mon Health Cancer Center is recognizing May as Skin Cancer Awareness Month and sharing the fast facts to detect and prevent skin cancer. As the weather begins to get warmer, people tend to spend more time outdoors and in direct sunlight. Skin cancer is one of the most diagnosed types of cancer in the United States each year, and if left untreated, can lead to serious complications or become fatal. “Skin cancer comes primarily in three categories: basal cell, squamous cell, and melanoma, of which melanoma is rarer but much more deadly. Unfortunately, in West Virginia the ...
MORGANTOWN – Department of Health Facilities Secretary Michael Caruso gave legislators an update last week on the latest effort to come up with some kind of plan for the state's seven hospitals. Caruso was appointed to lead the newly created DHF in May 2023 and updated members of the ...
Gov. Jim Justice Friday referred to an ongoing investigation of the state’s handling of a neglect case where a 14-year-old girl wound up dying, and the governor repeatedly said he can convey very little else about the situation until the investigation has concluded. “Wherever the ball ...
