MORGANTOWN – The WVU Health System announced on Tuesday the appointment of Dr. Michael Stevens as chief quality officer. Stevens had been serving as interim chief quality officer. He joined the Health System in 2022 as its inaugural chief epidemiologist. He also holds a faculty ...
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Nurses and nursing students from across the state came to WVU on Tuesdays for the WVU Medicine Children's “Children's Hospital Summit.” Anne Humberson, WVUMC clinical preceptor of Surgical Services said the idea was to use the Center of ...
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – In a science fiction movie, a tall, white headless robot with four multi-jointed arms tipped with spears would go rolling after your, likely spelling your doom. For WVU Medicine, the robot and all its companion equipment is the future of surgery, ...
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Some people with chronic, debilitating lower back pain find that it can't be treated with surgery. And such things as physical therapy, lifestyle changes and pain medications don't offer consistent or long-term relief. Dr. Manish Ranjan, with the ...
MORGANTOWN – If you hear the phrase “bionic pancreas,” you might flash back to those 1970s sci-fi TV shows. You may picture a cartoon anthropomorphic pancreas running in slow motion, with tinny synthesizer riffs adding dramatic emphasis. In reality, a bionic pancreas is a relatively ...