Raleigh County deputy claims negligence following surgical procedure

October 3, 2023

A lawsuit filed in Monongalia County Circuit Court alleges doctors and medical staff at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital did not provide an appropriate level of care during a 2021 spinal surgery.  According to court documents, David D. Gentry suffered severe skin-tear injuries to his shoulder, arms and elbow region after hospital staff failed to recognize a note citing Gentry's allergy to adhesives.  Gentry, a former law enforcement officer in Raleigh County, was shot several times in the line of duty in June 1991. Former West Virginia Gov. Gaston Caperton awarded Gentry the ...

Intermed’s Fingy3D shines at international competition and groundbreaking prosthetic thumb; grant offers free Fingys to WV residents

October 1, 2023

MORGANTOWN – Intermed Labs at Mon Health's Fingy3D startup company continues to put West Virginia on the medical technology map with its 3D-printed prosthetic digits that can be ordered online. Fingy3D is one of five finalists vying for a $350,000 prize in a competition that drew entries ...

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announces federal grants for WVU Medicine and Health Sciences

September 28, 2023

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced this week federal grants to support eight projects at WVU Hospitals, including WVU Medicine Children’s, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, and an award for the WVU Health Sciences Center. Capito is ranking member of the Senate ...

MCHD Smile Express expands dental outreach to recovery center patients

September 28, 2023

On a late August morning, Jamie Fenton had the opportunity to cross something off his list that he had not done in a long time — sit in a dental chair and have his teeth assessed and cleaned. Tiffany Summerlin, a dental hygienist with MCHD Dentistry at Monongalia County Health Department as well as Smile Express’ coordinator, also chatted with Fenton and gave him advice for future dental visits to get his smile back in shape. “This is amazing,” said Denton, who lives in the Salem area but was spending time as a guest at the WVU Center for Hope and Healing. “It’s great ...

Mon Health System brings advanced prostate cancer immunotherapy to West Virginia

September 24, 2023

MORGANTOWN – Mon Health System has begun offering a specialized prostate cancer immunotherapy treatment not available anywhere else in the state, and its first patient has just completed his treatment. It involves a process similar to dialysis called apheresis and an advanced drug called ...

Mon Health, Morgantown-based Moodr blaze new path for helping moms with postpartum depression

September 16, 2023

MORGANTOWN – Mon Health System is working with a technology platform developed in Morgantown to help expectant and post-delivery moms deal with mental health challenges, and together they hope to reach out to other health systems to make it the gold standard of perinatal care. The ...