MORGANTOWN -- Although strokes can occur no matter how old you are, your risk for one increases as you age. About two-thirds of the people hospitalized for stroke are at least 65 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet historically, most stroke ...
WVU Today An opioid overdose isn’t a death sentence. In fact, estimates indicate that in the United States, only 4% to 18% of opioid overdoses that are treated in a hospital or pre-hospital setting — such as an ambulance or someone’s home — actually kill the patient. But there’s ...
WVU Today About 90% of Americans who need treatment for a substance use disorder don’t get it. West Virginia University researchers have developed a program that allows people who have already walked the path of substance use disorder through recovery to be their guides to a healthier ...
MORGANTOWN -- One-fourth of all people who have a leg amputated below the knee will be dead within five years of the operation. If the amputation is above the knee, the mortality rate jumps to one-half. With a grant from the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Samantha Minc, vascular ...
WVU Today With Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for ages 12-15, one West Virginia University pediatrician assured its safety and efficacy: It underwent the same rigorous testing as for adults. Dr. Lisa Costello, assistant ...
March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day – a day intended to raise awareness and spread education about the condition, as well as a day for those affected by the condition to celebrate themselves. World Down Syndrome Day was observed for the first time 2006. The day of observation was ...