With light apparently at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, this is a good time to soberly assess how America handled the pandemic and can better handle whatever new wave might come. A new study shows that what the nation should not do again is listen to anti-science extremists — including ...
by David Lat Two years ago, I was in a hospital bed on the 15th floor of NYU Langone hospital in Manhattan, dying of COVID-19. A previously healthy, 44-year-old runner, I found myself impossibly weak, unable to walk 5 feet from my bed to the bathroom without a nurse’s help. I could ...
MORGANTOWN — Thursday marked the two-year anniversary of West Virginia's first COVID-19 cases. Gov. Jim Justice noted the occasion during his Friday COVID briefing with a brief video produced by his staff recalling some of his remarks and urgings along the way — get tested, get masked, ...
Mon’s students on Tuesday were in the midst of a mini-spring break. They’ll go back Thursday and then enjoy another round of days off next month around Easter. The local district, which is now on a mask-optional policy, finished last week with 24 positive cases among students. Three ...
by Robin Abcarian Has it really been two years since life as we knew it came to a screeching halt? In the third week of March 2020, I stood on a friend’s porch, speculating that “this thing” would probably be over in a month or two. “I think it’s going to last at least ...
BY MIKE NOLTING Like the rest of the state, hospitalizations are dropping at both major hospitals in the Morgantown area. WVU Medicine President and CEO Albert Wright and Chief Administrative Officer at Mon Health Mark Gilliam said numbers at both facilities are down and staff morale is ...