MORGANTOWN – During Thursday’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Health, County Health Officer Dr. Brian Huggins said 46 stores in West Virginia have sold canisters of the ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula recently tied to a national outbreak of infant botulism. The ...
by Lisa Jarvis A cluster of measles cases in the Northeast is putting a spotlight on how easily the highly contagious disease can spread — and how dangerous any further slip in childhood vaccination rates could be. It takes only a handful of measles cases to make headlines. ...
Local retirement communities faced hardship at the unexpected onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as they worked to determine the best ways to protect their residents and staff. Now, those same facilities are in better places and are beginning to experience some normalcy reminiscent of what ...
Only Gov. Justice’s veto stands between the people and SB 334, regarding needle exchange programs, and the deaths it may cause. We’re not being melodramatic, though it may sound like it. Though the language of the bill is mild enough, it includes several mandates that could kill or ...
More than 400 West Virginia University students are in isolation because of COVID-19 and more student suspensions are coming because of continued violation of virus safety protocols, a top West Virginia University administrator said Tuesday. “Over the past 10 days the number of ...
University works with county health department WVU Today The Starbucks at the Market @ UPlace remains closed after West Virginia University was notified of a COVID-19 exposure at the University Place storefront. WVU implemented its safety protocols, initiating a deep ...