MORGANTOWN — In October of 2019, former Milan Puskar Health Right Peer Recovery Coach Dani Ludwig approached Morgantown City Council about the placement of sharps containers in […]
Tag: public health
Lyme disease on the rise
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Dr. Mark E. Rogers has recently seen as many as four cases of Lyme disease daily at WVU Urgent Care at Suncrest Towne Centre, one indication […]
Scope of WVU health major broadens to include infectious diseases
MORGANTOWN — As COVID-19 and its variants continue to spread throughout the country, workplace safety has taken on a new meaning. West Virginia University’s Master of Science […]
Connected epidemics: HIV and opioids
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 […]
School of Public Health mask study
83.9% of those on WVU campus wore coverings WVU Today The West Virginia University School of Public Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded their […]
‘Meet people where they are’
Local health departments key to hepatitis B vaccination WVU Today In 2018, West Virginia had the highest rate of acute hepatitis B in the nation. That same […]
Study tracks mask usage
Data collection started Oct. 5, runs through Nov. 22 WVU Today The rate of COVID-19 positivity among young adults has been higher than other age groups during […]
Racial disparities in infant mortality
Researcher studies how racism plays a role in higher death rate for Black babies WVU Today Black infants die at almost twice the rate of white infants […]
DEP public hearing draws criticism for plan to weaken some water pollution measures, delay action on others
MORGANTOWN — The state Department of Environmental Protection drew criticism for many considered a weak stance on rules governing water quality during a Tuesday evening public hearing. […]
WVU expert weighs in on public health response, says key is keeping politics out
The preventive measures taken by all three branches of the government to curb the impact of the COVID-19 in the state are appropriate, said a West Virginia […]