MORGANTOWN – Active COVID cases and hospital numbers are dipping slightly but Gov. Jim Justice and his team warned that West Virginia is not over the hump yet. The state has just seen a round of fairs and festivals, and kids are back in school, Justice said. “The odds of this thing ...
WVU MEDICINE The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) launched afirst-in-the-world clinical trial pairing focused ultrasound treatment with Alzheimer’s antibody drug therapy to a targeted area of the brain, unlocking new potential for the treatment of the disease. The first participant, a 77-year-old man from West Virginia, received the combination of Aduhelm (generic: aducanumab), a monoclonal antibody treatment that targets beta amyloid plaques as part of the FDA-approved trial. With the antibody in the patient’s bloodstream, researchers aimed ...
Monongalia County Health Department has received its first shipment of the JYNNEOS vaccine, which has emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to inoculate individuals against monkeypox. MCHD Clinical Services will hold a monkeypox vaccine clinic on Friday, by appointment only, to individuals considered at higher risk for the virus that has a hallmark symptom of a rash that may be located on or near the genitals and on other areas, such as hands, feet, chest, face or mouth. Also, public health nurses will be on hand during this weekend’s ...
MORGANTOWN – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced on Wednesday morning another opioid lawsuit – this one against Kroger Pharmacy. Morrisey also commented on a multistate letter raising concerns about a financial services firm's ties to the BDS – boycott, divestment and ...
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 ...
