MORGANTOWN – The Medscape medical news site recently posted a piece ranking West Virginia the third-worst state to practice medicine in the U.S. In the wake of that, The Dominion […]
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WVUM Medicine, Owens & Minor, celebrate groundbreaking of new supply and distribution center at WestRidge
MORGANTOWN – WVU Medicine and Owens & Minor on Monday celebrated the groundbreaking of Owens & Minor’s planned 350,000-square-foot “center of excellence” for medical supplies and logistics. WVUM and company […]
Experts: COVID contributes to drug and medical supply shortages, but problem is nothing new
MORGANTOWN – Supply-chain problems have been a daily topic of discussion during the pandemic. But a reader’s difficulties in getting a refill on a simple and inexpensive medication led The […]
Five graduate from second Project SEARCH intern cohort
Project SEARCH is an immersive internship experience for high school students with mild and moderate special needs that combines classroom instruction, career exploration, and hands-on training through worksite rotations that […]
WVU doctor invents device to make bariatric surgeries better, safer; develops product at Intermed Labs at Mon Health
MORGANTOWN – Back in 2017, bariatric surgeon Dr. Nova Szoka had an idea for a device that would make for safer, more efficient surgeries. That thought began a five-year journey […]
Friends of WVU Hospitals honors volunteers
MORGANTOWN — Friends of WVU Hospitals honored volunteers on Friday during a luncheon at the Ruby Memorial Hospital in conjunction with National Volunteer Week. It was a special event, said […]
Chief says Thomas Health ‘needed a partner’
SOUTH CHARLESTON — Thomas Health System needed a partner. That’s the conclusion of WVU Medicine President and CEO Albert Wright when sizing up the decision by his system and Thomas […]
Former WVU Medicine resident found dead in Wisconsin, no foul play suspected
A former WVU Medicine surgery resident who was reported missing last week after going hiking along the Potato River in Gurney, Wis., was found dead over the weekend. Kelsey A. […]
WVU Medicine invites wife, son of donor to flag-raising
Heather Mudrick and her son Maddox helped to raise a blue, green and white flag Tuesday in honor of Mudrick’s husband and Maddox’s dad — who was an organ donor. […]
LUCAS to offer lung cancer screening in Bruceton Mills
BY WVU MEDICINE LUCAS, a first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Preston County offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the […]
