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Preston Commission meets with EMS providers

KINGWOOD -- Leaders from four EMS services in Preston County met with the Preston County Commission to discuss their immediate and future needs at a work session last week. The purpose of the meeting was to make the commission aware of the needs of the EMS services, said Commissioner Dave ...

W.Va. shouldn’t deny transgender people health care

Last week, Lambda Legal added two more plaintiffs to its lawsuit, Fain v. Crouch, challenging West Virginia’s new law denying gender-confirming health care for transgender individuals who have government-issued insurance. The two of the three original plaintiffs are transgender men (the ...

MCHD will not offer monoclonal antibody infusions

MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Health Department does not intend to administer monoclonal antibody infusions. The treatment, which has emergency-use authorization from the FDA, is a 250 ml intravenous infusion of lab-created proteins intended to boost the immune system of recipients ...

Mon Health cuts ribbon on new clinic in Fairmont

FAIRMONT – The drone of traffic on nearby Interstate 79 created an appropriate soundtrack for the Mon Health System ribbon-cutting ceremony here Wednesday afternoon. Said ribbon, in this case, was attached to Mon Health’s multispecialty clinics building, the newest neighbor in South ...

Stay safe, Hospitals are pretty crowded right now

Now, more than ever, you don’t want to have a heart attack. Or get into a car accident. Or break your leg. None of those incidents are fun in any circumstances. But getting treated for them now, with hospitals pushed to the limits because of COVID-19, probably wouldn’t be a ...