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Listening to your inner voice

Let’s talk about noise. Have you ever been watching TV and the static is so loud you can’t even follow the movie anymore? Or you’re trying to read a book and the sound from your neighbor’s lawn mower is too loud to focus. This noise can get you spun up, even agitated. Something ...

MCHD Dentistry to add two operatories

Thanks to grant award by Highmark Newsroom@DominionPost.com  Monongalia County Health Department Dentistry will soon be expanding by about 50%, from five to seven operatories, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health. After Medicaid ...

Better Health Using A.I.

WVU-led team to build the bridge WVU Today Quality healthcare transcends the medical profession, as evidenced by a new project led by West Virginia University that includes not only health experts but engineers, a physicist, a lawyer and a business data analyst. “Bridges in Digital ...

Breast cancer awareness not just for October

Despite COVID, area hospitals offer variety of programs   By Erin CleavengerNewsroom@DominionPost.com October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual international campaign to promote awareness about the impact of breast cancer and to raise funds for research into its ...

COLUMN: Running on pumpkin spice in autumn

Once again, this seasonal love affair comes around and I am swept off my feet every single time, quite literally always falling in love with fall. Some of the best moments are the wind whispering through your ears, your breath a little white cloud you can see in front of you, the smell of ...

What, exactly, is cancer?

My grandfather died of neck cancer about five years ago. Cancer has always been this invisible enemy that has haunted me and so many people I know. Scientists in the medical field have been working to cure cancer. But what, exactly, cancer is and how does it impact us? Cells are the basic ...