Monongalia County Health Department About 1,408 doses of naloxone reached the hands of the general public on Saturday during Save a Life Day, an effort to make the medication, which […]
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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 […]
Officer says QRT team would benefit Preston
KINGWOOD — A search for naloxone led a Kingwood police officer to the Monongalia County Quick Response Team. “I was responding to overdose calls, and I would get to the […]
Mon health officer: Roll up your sleeve for you and your community
Three F’s and a D. No, it isn’t your kid’s report card from his first freshman semester after going off to college. It is, however, a societal grading, with lots […]
Learn to save a life (or two)
If you had the opportunity to learn the Heimlich maneuver to keep somebody from choking to death, you wouldn’t think twice, right? If you were trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), […]
School district will follow doctor’s orders
Monongalia Schools Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. said the district will go into September just like a good, compliant patient. That is, it will follow doctor’s orders – the doctor in […]
The value of planning ahead
In recent Septembers, wildfires continue to rage on the West Coast while hurricanes and category storms make their way up the East Coast. We begin to think about influenza inoculations […]
Smith offers COVID update, Mon Commission passes vaccination policy
MORGANTOWN — “It’s my sincere hope,” County Health Officer Dr. Lee Smith began his remarks to the Monongalia County Commission, “that someday I’ll have some good news to bring forward.” […]
COVID is surging; get a vaccine
Here we are again. The days are getting shorter, kids are going back to school and WVU’s fall semester starts Monday. Soon the weather will turn cooler, and it will […]
La Tapatia Holds Vax Clinic
Newsroom@DominionPost.com COVID-19 vaccines were offered Saturday at La Tapatia Market and Tacos on Green Bag Road. The vaccines were for employees as well as any customers wanting them. About a […]
