On Monday, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine received full FDA approval, making it the first of the vaccines to be cleared beyond emergency use. And with that approval came a slew […]
Tag: health care
Bankrupted by medical debt
American health care is too expensive. Exhibit A is a new study of Americans’ medical debt published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. That debt is twice as […]
Who is Capito ‘concerned’ for? Not average people
A couple weeks ago, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said of President Biden and Democrats’ $3.5 trillion “human infrastructure” plan: “I’m very concerned about how this will impact West Virginians and […]
Key to treating Alzheimer’s disease may not be a drug
by Leroy Hood My personal journey with Alzheimer’s began in 2005 when my wife, Valerie, received her diagnosis with this terrible disease, one that robs the afflicted of their minds […]
WVU students re-imagine transgender state health care
MORGANTOWN — For freshman Kennedy Hawkins, between Army ROTC training and business classes, his first year at West Virginia University was all about finding his routine. On the other side […]
June 6 letters to the editor
Medical care unevenly distributed in town Recently, after I cut a couple of fingers on a hedge trimmer, I needed to get to urgent care. I live on the Don […]
How VA illegally denied health care
by Dana Montalto A veteran with a fever and hacking cough that suggest a possible coronavirus infection tries to make a doctor’s appointment, only to be turned away by a […]
Morgantown is a medical oasis in a health care desert
As denizens of Morgantown, there are things we take for granted that our neighbors at the western end of the county and across the border into Preston County would love […]
Mon Health, Minnie Hamilton systems enter affiliation
MORGANTOWN — Mon Health System and Minnie Hamilton Health System have entered into a clinical affiliation agreement to increase access to specialized medical and care services to ensure residents of […]
Red Cross urges donations amid pandemic, holidays
Newsroom@DominionPost.com The American Red Cross is urging healthy donors of all blood types to give blood or platelets, and help ensure a stable blood supply for patients this holiday season. […]
