by Anitra Hamilton The Morgantown/Kingwood Branch of the NAACP appreciates this opportunity to publicize our work with residents of Monongalia and Preston counties. Founded in […]
Tag: health care
Can we eradicate breast cancer? The hunt for a vaccine looks promising
by Lisa Jarvis Imagine a future where far fewer women are diagnosed with breast cancer, and women with a family history of breast cancer don’t have to […]
Guest essay: What is Medicaid and WV CHIP renewal?
Here’s what you need to know By Tadd Haynes Three years ago, the federal government declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) in response to COVID-19 that […]
Texas judge gut punches preventive care
by Lisa Jarvis A federal judge in Texas ruled last week that insurers no longer have to cover some preventive services that have long been included under […]
Tennessee’s strict abortion law stopping woman from having more children
by Jennifer Shinall Over the New Year’s holiday, my husband and I received the surprise of our lives: a positive pregnancy test. The pregnancy was unplanned, but […]
Guest essay: 1,013 days: What have we learned over the last several years?Guest essay:
by Kellon Smith To say that the health care landscape has changed over the last several years would be the understatement of the century. Looking back at, […]
Should aid-in-dying laws be expanded?
by Nicholas Goldberg To take advantage of California’s narrowly drawn assisted suicide law one must be terminally ill, with only six months to live, as certified by […]
Individual choices vs. health care
What’s behind U.S.’s lower life expectancy? by Sally Pipes Progressives like to point out that Americans pay more for health care yet have poorer outcomes than people […]
A Texas judge just took religious ‘freedom’ too far
by Noah Feldman The long march of religious liberty exemptions is gaining speed. The people who brought you contraceptive care exemptions and COVID rule and vaccine exemptions […]
Hearing help is on the way to West Virginia
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the over-the-counter sale of hearing aids to adults without a prescription. They should start showing up on the market […]