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WVU’s robotic heart surgery team is training the world

MORGANTOWN -- WVU’s Heart & Vascular Institute has gone beyond cutting edge – to not just perform but to become one of the few places in the country to teach robotic heart surgery. “Having access to this technology is not just having access but having nation-leading access,” ...

Looking back, Will Grier’s fumble changes course of game vs. Oklahoma State

STILLWATER, Okla.  — At the time it happened, one of the most momentous plays of West Virginia’s 45-41 loss didn’t feel all that significant. Rolling out on a naked bootleg, Mountaineers quarterback Will Grier was stopped well short of a first down by Oklahoma State safety Malcolm ...

New addiction treatment center to house 30 residential, 12 detox beds

MORGANTOWN — WVU Medicine's new $12 million residential addiction treatment facility should begin accepting patients sometime in March, according to WVU Medicine Public Affairs Director Amy Johns. While the facility is located within the understood boundaries of Mylan Park, it isn’t ...

Gift of Life Marrow Registry gives hope for patients

MORGANTOWN — Every three minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer in the United States, according to Gift of Life, a nonprofit that aims to sign people up for the bone marrow registry. The organization said blood cancer is a generic term for cancers that affect the blood, bone marrow or lymphatic system in about 130,000 people a year. Dr. Abraham Kanate, medical director of WVU Medicine’s Osborn Hematopoietic Malignancy & Cellular Therapy Program, said common diseases that can require a bone marrow transplant are multiple myeloma, lymphoma, acute leukemia, ...

Annual Thanksgiving tradition continues at Wesley United Methodist Church

MORGANTOWN — Thanksgiving started when Native Americans and Pilgrims came together for a three-day feast and Karen King believes that community should still be a key part of the holiday. King is organizing Wesley United Methodist Church’s 10th annual Thanksgiving dinner and said the ...

Artisans fill downtown pavilion for Handcrafted Cooperative holiday market

MORGANTOWN — The Handcrafted Cooperative held its first holiday market on Saturday at the pavilion on Spruce Street. Founder Megan Ursic said she wanted to create a place where the community could come and support small businesses and buy handmade items.She said many of the 45 vendors ...