The West Virginia Department of Health is informing all West Virginians ages 65 and older they are eligible for an additional dose of the updated COVID-19 vaccine, following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recent recommendation. “As the data consistently shows, ...
KINGWOOD — The Quick Response Teams (QRT) program was again the topic of discussion at Thursday’s meeting of the Preston County Board of Health. Preston County is working to expand its Quick Response Team by finding funding to train more coaches. Currently, the county has only one coach. Dr. Fred Conley, county health officer, said the current coach works in the Preston Memorial Hospital Emergency Room. He said whenever someone overdoses and goes to the ER the team coach contacts the patient about rehabilitation programs. Conley said often when EMS goes out and gives Narcan ...
PREGNANT WITH MY DAUGHTER ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO, I fell down many a rabbit hole researching the best products for infant care. By best I meant healthiest. I knew car seats, laundry detergents and other necessary items often contain toxins from fire retardants, fragrances and other chemicals. I knew before my obsessive pregnancy-driven research that I wanted to avoid plastics as well. For the first six months of my daughter’s life, I kept plastic out of her reach. She didn’t have any plastic toys until I broke my rule with a baby toy that I still think is really cool — the ...
MORGANTOWN – A Constitutional amendment regarding euthanasia and a bill aimed at curbing youth vaping were among the pieces of legislation completing their journeys late Saturday, the last day of the legislative session. A proposed amendment to prohibit non-citizen voting got filibustered ...
Monongalia County Health Department added a second food manager certification course to its roster of food safety classes. “ServSafe is another option to get people certified,” said Natalie Davis, Sanitarian II with MCHD Environmental Health, who will be teaching the class. More than 4 million foodservice professionals have been certified through the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Exam, which is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANAB) Conference for Food Protection, according to information at ServSafe.com. MCHD Environmental Health ...
Patients were invited to the Hostetler Family Resource Center at WVU Medicine Children’s to read a book with School Intervention Specialist Courtney Cook and therapy dog Atlas, as part of Read Across America Week. PBS character “Super Why” was also in attendance. Patients who were ...
