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Melody vs. Malady

WVU study: Live music may relax, alleviate pain in pediatric patients WVU Today Blasting a rock anthem can energize you during a workout. Playing sonatas in the car can calm you while you’re stuck in traffic. But music doesn’t just improve moods in adults. According to new research ...

WVU researchers delve into the sociology of COVID-19

WVU Today Christian nationalists are less likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine while political conservatives express high skepticism toward the coronavirus in general, two new studies published by West Virginia University sociologists conclude. In their first report, published in Vaccine, ...

WVU Medicine Children’s taking shape: A tour through the construction

MORGANTOWN – Visitors to the WU Medicine campus can see the giant, colorful Children's signs adorning the front and side of the new WVU Medicine Children's Hospital. It's also taking shape inside as the February 2022 opening draws closer, and The Dominion Post was granted an inside tour ...

October is the ideal time to get a flu vaccine

As we head into our second flu season during the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials are waiting to see what will transpire. Will there be a twindemic? Will mask wearing and social distancing pay off by giving us a lighter flu season, although that’s not a given now that mask mandates ...

Breast cancer awareness not just for October

Despite COVID, area hospitals offer variety of programs   By Erin CleavengerNewsroom@DominionPost.com October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual international campaign to promote awareness about the impact of breast cancer and to raise funds for research into its ...