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WIC continues remote services

Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health recently renewed federal waivers allowing for continued safe operation of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children  during ...

Coronavirus may not be able to mutate beyond control

by Faye Flam It’s been about a year since the early coronavirus alarms were raised, and despite a decline in infections, new fears are rising up. New COVID-19 variants are making pessimists worry that an even bigger next wave may be coming. It’s true that the virus is mutating ...

WVU confirms U.K. variant detected in Morgantown

MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University confirmed three cases of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 have been detected in the Morgantown area — two are WVU students. Genetic sequencing of samples from the WVU Medicine testing program detected the B.1.1.7 variant in Morgantown campus test ...

Dental health still important during pandemic, professional says

A recent study found more than half of its West Virginia respondents may be neglecting their dental health to comply with social distancing recommendations. The study, conducted by dental publication Next Smile Dental in January, surveyed 4,500 American dental patients.   Of those ...

Postcast 59 – February 19, 2021

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