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WVU Medicine expands its robotic surgery fleet

WVU Medicine Robotic surgery has become a staple in surgical care, offering patients less invasive procedures, decreased hospital stays and even faster recovery. Recently, WVU Medicine took a step to increase the number of robotic devices available for surgeons with the purchase of two da ...

WV First Foundation forms expert panel to provide guidance

The West Virginia First Foundation has such great responsibility — and such potential to help the state — the executive director wants to make sure he’s not on his own. “The last thing I think any of us want to be is sort of by fiat or from a high castle, dictating what local decisions need to be made,” Jonathan Board, executive director of the foundation, said on MetroNews’ “Talkline.” “I’ve had the privilege of traveling throughout this state over the last eight or nine weeks since my start, and I’ll tell you region from region, community to community, the ...

MCHD’s Huggins: Rise of Lyme disease warrants greater response

MORGANTOWN — “Just looking at the graph, it’s pretty shocking. We’ve been saying all along that if COVID never came around, we’d be focused on Lyme disease. New cases are growing at such a rate.”  That’s what regional epidemiologist Lucas Moore told The Dominion Post in ...