By Kaitlyn Eichelberger E-cigarettes have been an area of discussion in the medical field for years, specifically concerning their appeal to teenagers and misinformation surrounding health risks. This has led to widespread research efforts and regulations. On June 23, the FDA ...
The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Innovation Center is turning purple this month. The lights shinning down on the building most nights are to mark September as World Alzheimer’s Month, a global initiative to raise awareness around, educate, encourage support ...
MORGANTOWN – The changing landscape of healthcare and its many challenges occupied a good portion of Thursday's West Virginia Chamber of Commerce 2022 Summit. Dave Ramsey, president and CEO of CAMC Health System and the newly created Vandalia Health (see separate story on Page A-5) ...
MORGANTOWN — Mon Health System and CAMC Health System officially became Vandalia Health at 4 p.m. Wednesday. CAMC Health System President and CEO Dave Ramsey made the announcement Thursday morning during the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce 2022 Summit. “We couldn't be more excited ...
On Sept. 8, all 55 West Virginia counties are joining together to host the largest day of free naloxone (Narcan) distribution in the state. And Mon Health System hospitals will be in the mix. This is the third year for Save a Life Day, but the first time all 55 counties will participate on the same day. A statewide map of over 150 events can be found at savealifewv.org. Save a Life Day is made possible by support from the West Virginia Office of Drug Control Policy, which supplies the Narcan for the statewide event. Key logistics support also comes from the University of ...
Naloxone saves lives — that’s a simple medical fact. It gives sons and daughters back to their parents. Mothers and fathers are kept alive for their kids. Like the woman who, owing her own life to the medication, stopped by last spring’s Save a Life Day to learn how to administer it to others. “It gave her the opportunity to become a mom to her kids and a daughter to her parents,” Tory Watring, a member of the Monongalia County Quick Response Team (QRT) and peer recovery support specialist with West Virginia Sober Living, said. “We’ve had numerous people share ...
