MORGANTOWN — The omicron booster and lake-building were the primary themes of Tuesday's COVID briefing, but Gov. Jim Justice opened on a tragic note. Among the 23 new COVID-related deaths Justice read was a 13-year-old girl from Nicholas County. “This is the youngest COVID death that ...
Mon Health Medical Center recently unveiled the new Mon F.R.O.G., “Free Rides On Ground.” The Mon F.R.O.G. is a four-person golf cart designed to transport patients to and from their vehicles on the hospital campus. The Mon F.R.O.G. was purchased for about $30,000 and donated by the ...
MORGANTOWN — Public Health Commissioner Ayne Amjad said her office is receiving many questions about the omicron-selective vaccines coming to West Virginia. She fielded questions about that and other issues during Thursday's COVID briefing from the governor's office. On the ...
MORGANTOWN – WVU has received a $1 million federal grant to continue its Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP), to bring opioid prevention, treatment and recovery resources to 10 rural counties. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito jointly announced the grant Wednesday, ...
The Mon Health Medical Center Auxiliary has announced the first ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk in West Virginia to support prostate cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and families. The race — part of a national event series — shows community support through raising funds and awareness for those active in the fight against prostate cancer. Morgantown and surrounding area community members will come together at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 28 to fight a disease that takes the life of an American man every 15 minutes. Morgantown joins nearly 50 communities as part of the nation’s only ...
WVU SCHOOL OF NURSING Through two West Virginia University School of Nursing continuing professional development courses, nurses and other healthcare providers in the state can better understand the needs of patients with substance use disorder (SUD) and how to best treat them. Addiction Nursing Care features two courses — Office-Based Medication Assisted Treatment (OBMAT) and Nursing Competencies in Addiction Care. “In our state in particular, anybody in healthcare practice is going to encounter people with substance use disorder. You just can’t avoid it, whether ...
