Normally, we look forward to the first WVU home football game of the season, but this year, we’re looking on with more trepidation than anything else. At the time of this writing, West Virginia leads the nation in the rate of COVID-19 spread. Between Saturday and Wednesday, the state ...
WVU Medicine As COVID-19 cases across the state and country continue to rise, WVU Medicine Emergency Medicine encourages those seeking treatment to use local urgent care centers when possible. “When it comes to medical emergencies, we do not want people to delay getting the care ...
MORGANTOWN -- WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital gastroenterologist Dr. Asad Pervez performed the hospital’s first fecal microbiota transplant Aug. 19. Fecal microbiota transplant is a treatment for debilitating gastrointestinal infections, such as clostridium difficile (C.diff.), ...
MORGANTOWN -— Members of the Monongalia County Commission said Wednesday that the body is considering mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for county employees. This comes one week after the commission approved a vaccination policy that stipulated unvaccinated employees must use sick or ...
MORGANTOWN — While WVU Medicine is now requiring COVID-19 vaccines for all of its employees, the shots remain optional for WVU students and staff — with some exceptions. The exceptions: “Those on the Health Sciences Campus involved in patient care, including residents, fellows and ...
MORGANTOWN — WVU Medicine and Mon Health System will require all employees to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Both systems sent The Dominion Post statements on Monday in response to an inquiry about their plans following a West Virginia Hospital Association announcement supporting mandatory ...