Come January — provided vote counts don’t change — there will be a Democrat in the White House and a Republican-controlled Senate. So what does that mean […]
Tag: healthcare
WVU hosts screenings through November
Lung program for current, former smokers WVU Medicine The WVU Cancer Institute Lung Cancer Screening Program will provide video and telephone screenings for current and former smokers […]
Hyperloop Health
WVU researchers making sure future hyperloop travel is safe for its riders WVU Today Before the first Virgin Hyperloop ride takes off, the brains behind pioneering neuroscience […]
WVU will continue to offer free testing on Wednesdays
Some changes made to accommodate upcoming holidays WVU Today West Virginia University is providing details on its upcoming COVID-19 testing schedule as the end of the fall […]
Groups provide help in choosing health care options for residents
130,000 lost insurance during pandemic At the peak of the COVID-19 induced job loss crisis, an estimated 130,000 West Virginians lost their employment-based health insurance. While those […]
Fauci talks vaccine timeline
Nation’s infectious disease doc delivers at WVU conference A vaccine for COVID-19 may be available before the end of the year, the nation’s top infectious disease doctor […]
Program hopes to turn tide on obesity in kids
Spotting risk factors is key to prevention WVU Today A group of West Virginia University researchers is working to change the narrative on childhood obesity and physical […]
Sheriff Dept. hosts Drug Take Back Day
If you have unneeded, unwanted or expired prescriptions at home but are unsure how to best dispose of them, you’ll have the opportunity to do so safely […]
200K could lose ACA insurance
If the Affordable Care Act is overturned, nearly 200,000 West Virginians would lose their health care insurance and 16,000 jobs in the state would be lost. These […]
Transplant program fills need in state
WVU Medicine Jeremy Cushwa isn’t the type of guy to back down from a challenge. Diagnosed with renal failure nearly five years ago, Cushwa, 31, began a […]