As the state’s COVID-19 team has warned was likely in the last several briefings, West Virginia has officially hit its highest number of residents hospitalized with the virus to date — 1,043. The previous peak saw 1,012 people admitted with the disease. Even more concerned, said ...
MORGANTOWN – Legislators passed bills on Wednesday to lower patient copays for insulin and devices to treat diabetes, to establish a Parkinson's disease registry to enhance research at WVU, and to create a mining mutual insurance company to aid the coal industry and protect state ...
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia once again fared poorly for its tobacco-control policies in the American Lung Association's 2022 State of Tobacco Control report released this week. Last year, the state scored four F's and a D and did exactly the same this year. “We've seen a lot of ...
Gov. Jim Justice, Dr. Clay Mash and Gen. James Hoyer continued their push for vaccinations and boosters in the Mountain State Monday, as hospitalization numbers continue to increase due to the omicron variant. According to Marsh, 94% of sequenced cases have been omicron. After reading an ...
MORGANTOWN — The COVID-19 vaccination mandate for WVU Medicine employees is coming — 135 days later than initially expected. In a Friday message to employees, WVU Health System President and CEO Albert Wright updated the vaccine policy in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision ...
MORGANTOWN — Hospitals across the state are availing themselves of National Guard assistance, Gov. Jim Justice and his COVID leadership team announced and discussed regularly at his briefings. That includes Ruby Memorial and other WVU Medicine hospitals, and Mon Health Medical Center and ...
