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Rural patients in ICUs with COVID at higher risk of dying

WVU Today The earliest wave of COVID-19 spared much of rural America, striking people who live in urban areas with far more frequency. The latest surge was different, however. Nonmetropolitan COVID cases outpaced metropolitan ones. So did overall COVID mortality rates. According to new ...

Area mother expecting her fourth baby following some pregnancy struggles

MORGANTOWN -- For several years Tiffany Cox, 30, and her husband, Tim, of Core, thought they might never have biological children of their own. For seven years, the couple struggled with fertility challenges and experienced several devastating miscarriages. Today, though, Tiffany and Tim ...

Tips to stay healthy for flu season

MORGANTOWN -- Flu season is upon us. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza activity often begins to increase in October, peaks between December and February and can linger into May. At a time when COVID-19 is still a dominant infectious disease concern, ...

Alberta Wilfong marks 50 years at WVU Medicine

MORGANTOWN – Alberta Wilfong recently marked her 50th year working for WVU Medicine. Now 78 – she'll turn 79 in February – she works as a unit clerk in the Ruby Memorial Hospital Surgical Intensive Care Unit, having transferred there from another unit in October 2020. “I love ...