by Lorraine T. Dean and Sevly Snguon When Mayor Brandon Scott announced an unprecedented direct investment into Baltimore residents, a guaranteed income pilot program that will give 200 randomly selected […]
Tag: health care
Child tax credit was the hand up many needed
In December 2021, three sources told news outlets that Sen. Joe Manchin had postulated in private that West Virginia families would use the money they received from the Child Tax […]
Health insurance needs reformed
by Sheldon H. Jacobson A family member became seriously ill last year. After some initial tests, a malignancy was diagnosed. Surgery was scheduled, followed by chemotherapy. Everything proceeded mostly as […]
Superbugs are coming and U.S. needs new antimicrobials
by Dr. Latania K. Logan Chicago is one of a handful of American cities where a deadly fungal infection, Candida auris, has been spreading rapidly. It was first detected five […]
Guest essay: Universities collaborate with state for better future
by E. Gordon Gee and Brad D. Smith As presidents of West Virginia’s two large public universities, we share more than a mission to educate our state’s citizens — we […]
FDA should end its homophobic blood donation policy
by Christian Carrier Imagine getting ready to leave work when you suddenly get a call that your mother has been in a serious car accident and is in the hospital. […]
Jan. 9 letters to the editor
Embarrassed to be a West Virginian My wife and I love living here in Morgantown, where we have great friends and are surrounded by countless outdoor places to recreate. There […]
Burned-out health care workers and ‘muffin rage’
by Jillian Horton On a dreary morning more than 20 years ago, I was a resident in internal medicine putting in 80-hour workweeks for what amounted to about $5 per […]
‘It’s our mission to bring that care home’: Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital treats first patient
WHITE HALL – A bit of cardiac convergence was in the neighborhood here Tuesday morning. At 8:17 a.m., to be precise. That was when the doors of Mon Health Marion […]
Medical bias can be deadly. Our research found a way to curb it
by Damon Centola Ask most any woman about her experience with the American health care system and you will likely hear stories of medical maltreatment in the form of dismissal, […]
