WVU Today Long before COVID-19 entered the picture, West Virginia had been battling two other major public health crises: Opioids and HIV. Dr. Sally Hodder, a leading […]
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Preston Commission plans to fight proposed closure of Hopemont Hospital
KINGWOOD – Members of the Preston County Commission said they will send individual letters to their state delegates opposing the closing of Hopemont Hospital. Hopemont Hospital is […]
WVU Medicine Children’s, Nexstar partner for Mediathon Wednesday
Newsroom@DominionPost.com WVU Medicine Children’s, the state’s only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, has partnered with Nexstar Media Group to host a Mediathon Wednesday to raise funds that will […]
Senate bill to license needle-exchange programs draws long line of physician opponents to testify against it
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Health Committee spent more than three hours Thursday hashing over a bill to license and regulate needle-exchange programs across the state. Bill lead […]
Hopemont Hospital among those to close, if bill passes
KINGWOOD – House Bill 2626 was introduced last week by the House of Delegates Health and Human Resources Committee in an effort to close four state-owned hospitals, […]
In-person medical visits waning because of COVID-19 safety concerns
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown’s two largest health care providers –WVU Medicine and Mon Health – said people should not be afraid to seek medical treatment because of the […]
WVU Medicine Children’s, WVU Cancer Institute work to reduce pain in pediatric cancer patients
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Chemotherapy is difficult for any child, but when it causes mucositis, a painful side effect that causes ulcers to form in the mouth, it gets even […]
Intermed Labs completes Stanford trial
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Morgantown-based MedTech startup studio, Intermed Labs at Mon Health, announced the completion of a pilot clinical trial at Stanford University of its hand surgery simulator. The […]
Beating the Resistance
WVU Today Antibiotic resistance is not exclusively a health issue. It’s a national security threat, as the Department of Defense tapped a team of West Virginia University […]
DJ Steve Aoki donates $20K to RNI
WVU Today World-renowned DJ and two-time Grammy-nominated producer Steve Aoki collaborated with dozens of famous partners (BTS, Linkin Park, Lil Jon) over the course of his career. […]