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05/06/2025 - Charleston Gazette-Mail
CHARLESTON, WV - Charleston Area Medical Center is celebrating National Nurses Week with a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center.
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05/06/2025 - WV Press Association
CHARLESTON, WV - Going to the doctor or hospital can be intimidating. Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) wants to introduce children to health care providers using the Teddy Bear Fair.
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05/06/2025 - Charleston Gazette-Mail
CHARLESTON, WV - In West Virginia, we pride ourselves on resilience.
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05/06/2025 - WVNews
BRIDGEPORT, WV - The American Junior Golf Association has added the WVU Medicine United Hospital Center Junior Championship to its 2025 tournament schedule.
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05/06/2025 - West Virginia Watch
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s strict school immunization laws still stand after the state House of Delegates voted down a key Senate measure during the 2025 regular legislative session that would have permitted broad religious and philosophical vaccine exemptions for families.
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05/06/2025 - Register-Herald
PRINCETON, WV - WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital has again earned accreditation for its hip and knee replacement program from Det Norske Veritas, a globally recognized independent certification body.
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05/06/2025 - WVNews by: Charles Young
CHARLESTON, WV - A member of the House of Delegates has accused the state Board of Education of attempting to “undermine lawful executive authority.”
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05/06/2025 - WVNews
MORGANTOWN, WV - Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, according to the American Cancer Society, with more people dying each year of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. In the United States, West Virginia ranks second in lung cancer deaths.
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05/05/2025 - WVNews by: Matt Harvey
MORGANTOWN, WV - The West Virginia University Health System today (May 2) announced the appointment of Christopher Goode, M.D., as its executive vice president and chief clinical integration officer.
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05/05/2025 - The State Journal by: Charles Young
CLARKSBURG, WV - Gov. Patrick Morrisey recently said he plans to call a special session of the Legislature to have lawmakers address rising premium costs for the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency.
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05/05/2025 - WVNews
BRIDGEPORT, WV - Nicole Bland, MPH, CIC, CHES, infection preventionist at WVU Medicine United Hospital Center, was appointed as a national board member of the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation, Inc.
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05/05/2025 - The State Journal by: Noah Jeffries
CHARLESTON, WV - Several areas in the medical field have been dealing with staff shortages in recent years.
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05/05/2025 - WBOY
CORE, WV - On Sunday, dozens of families whose babies were in the WVU Medicine Children’s NICU got to reunite with doctors, nurses and other staff that took care of the families at their most vulnerable times.
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05/05/2025 - MetroNews by: TJ Meadows
CHARLESTON, WV - Friday brought clarity from West Virginia State School Superintendent Michele Blatt regarding vaccine exemptions. In a concise, one-page memo, Blatt informed all county superintendents that state law leaves no ambiguity on vaccination requirements for school enrollment.
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05/05/2025 - Charleston Gazette-Mail
HUNTINGTON, WV - Most people have seen at least one or two scenes from a TV medical drama at some point: Everything is always high stakes, high stress and fast-paced.
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05/05/2025 - WVNews By: Steven Allen Adams
CHARLESTON, WV - A memorandum to county superintendents issued Friday by the West Virginia Department of Education requiring schools to abide by the state’s required immunization program for school-age children was rescinded later that evening after pressure from Gov. Patrick Morrisey.
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05/05/2025 - WOWK
HUNTINGTON, WV - The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and Marshall Health Network hosted their 12th annual Quality and Safety Summit on Wednesday.
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05/05/2025 - MetroNews by: Jeff Jenkins
CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive order that has his administration reviewing and allowing religious exemptions to the state’s mandatory school entry vaccination requirements will continue to be used for the foreseeable future.
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05/05/2025 - WOWK
MASON COUNTY, WV - There’s a new medical clinic in Mason County.
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05/05/2025 - WOWK
CHARLESTON, WV - Certificate of need is a topic that gets brought up during most West Virginia legislative sessions.
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05/05/2025 - The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, WV - Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center earned an A in Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade spring 2025 report.
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05/02/2025 - Marshall Health Network
HUNTINGTON, WV - Regina Campbell, RN, MSN, has been named Chief Operating Officer for MHN. In this new role, she will assist President and CEO Scott Raynes in achieving operational efficiencies across the system.
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05/02/2025 - WVNews
MORGANTOWN, WV - The West Virginia University Health System today (May 2) announced the appointment of Christopher Goode, M.D., as its executive vice president and chief clinical integration officer.
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05/02/2025 - WVNews
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV - The mission of the WVU Cancer Institute is monumental.
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05/02/2025 - WVNews
CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Behavioral Health (BBH) is raising awareness about available mental health resources across the state in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month.
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05/01/2025 - WOWK
HUNTINGTON, WV - On Wednesday, Marshall Health Network held their Donor Life Memorial Service at Cabell Huntington Hospital.
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05/01/2025 - MetroNews
CHARLESTON, WV - Republicans on the MAGA team were elected, in part, to shake up Washington.
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05/01/2025 - RealWV
CHARLESTON, WV - CAMC General Hospital and CAMC Charleston Surgical Hospital have achieved numerous accolades for clinical excellence from Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital.
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04/30/2025 - WBOY
CHARLESTON, WV - The non-profit West Virginians for Affordable Health Care (WVAHC) is raising the alarm over the impact potential cuts to Medicaid will have on the state.
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04/30/2025 - The Inter-Mountain
CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s stop in Wheeling Thursday served to highlight the changes he will help lead in the Mountain State.
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