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CHARLESTON, WV - Republican lawmakers say they’ll again introduce exemptions to the state’s strict school vaccine laws.

CHARLESTON, WV - When West Virginia was deep in the covid-19 pandemic, Gov. Jim Justice surrounded himself with public health experts and urged state residents to get vaccinated — so much so that he got his own shot live on camera, named the vaccination effort after his own beloved dog and traveled around the state to give away prizes for people getting immunized.

CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Jim Justice has some advice for soon-to-be Gov. Patrick Morrisey, any future governor, and the next state legislature regarding potential premium increases for the Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA).

CHARLESTON, WV - Although the rate for new lung cancer cases has improved 12% over the past five years in West Virginia, it still remains at 76.5% which is significantly higher than the national average of 53.6% according to the American Lung Assocation’s state lung report released Tuesday.

CHARLESTON, WV - Teachers and other state employees making their voices heard Tuesday night when members of the state PEIA Finance Board hosted a hearing on plans to raise what workers pay for health insurance.

CHARLESTON, WV - For years, government leaders and internet providers have worked to close West Virginia’s “digital divide” and bring affordable high-speed internet service to every home in our state.

MORGANTOWN, WV - A study that could significantly alter the treatment landscape for patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) was published in the Oct. 22 issue of Blood, the top-cited journal in the field of hematology.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Every year the West Virginia Hot Dog Festival brings activities and an assortment of hot dogs to downtown Huntington while raising funds for the Hoops Family Children’s Hospital, a member of Marshall Health Network.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The Ann Sonneborn Foundation will be honored through the future WVU Children's northern region outpatient center.

CLARKSBURG, WV - To mark the American Cancer Society’s 48th annual Great American Smokeout, lung cancer specialists at WVU Medicine United Hospital Center are urging people to quit smoking.

RANSON, WV - Jefferson Medical Center in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle opened a heart and vascular care institute, equipped with four examination rooms and an echo-cardiogram room.

PRINCETON, WV - WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital (PCH) announced on Tuesday the addition of neurologist Stephen C. Rohrbough Jr., M.D.

WHEELING, WV - The 4th Annual Party on the Plaza Music and Food Festival was another huge success this past summer and on Tuesday proceeds made at the event were donated to one local children’s hospital.

CHARLESTON, WV - The Public Employees Insurance Agency Board continued its public hearings Monday dealing with upcoming premium increases and additional out of pocket costs for next fiscal year.

HUNTINGTON, WV - The Community Care Clinic at St. Mary’s Medical Center, a member of Marshall Health Network, offers high-quality, accessible health care to low-income residents across the Tri-State area, serving those at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The West Virginia Junior College (WVJC) School of Nursing at Mon Health and Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) campuses celebrated nursing graduates during special pinning ceremonies held earlier this month in Charleston and Morgantown.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Jodi M. Cisco-Goff, M.D., associate professor of surgery at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and a general surgeon at Marshall Health Network, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Rural Health Provider Award, presented by the West Virginia Rural Health Association (WVRHA).

MORGANTOWN, WV - Vandalia Health’s Mon Health System experts from around the state will provide education and outreach as part of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout on Nov. 21.

CHARLESTON, WV - Many children in West Virginia live in a household that is food insecure, with income below the federal poverty line and have little to no gifts at Christmas.

HINTON, WV - Officials from Summers County ARH Hospital gathered recently to celebrate the facility’s certification as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital.

MORGANTOWN, WV - In recognition of National Injury Prevention Day, WVU Medicine Children’s took time on Monday to educate the public on ways to keep kids safe at home.

PADEN CITY, WV - The WVU Medicine Family Clinic celebrated its first anniversary of service to residents in Paden City on Monday.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, WV - Police Chief Matt Arbenz informed St. Clairsville City Council that an active shooter drill will take place at St. Clairsville High School at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Upshur and Tucker counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.

MORGANTOWN, WV - LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Wayne, Monroe, Nicholas, and Lewis counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.

CHARLESTON, WV - The Public Employees Insurance Agency Board continues its hearings Monday evening regarding the hefty premium increases and additional out of pocket costs for next fiscal year.

DUNBAR, WV - Over the past few years, new developments into the nature of substance use and West Virginias’ ongoing opioid epidemic has prompted novel and proven effective ways on how we respond.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Cancer Institute has been named to Becker's Hospital Review's 2024 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs, a list highlighting leading oncology programs across the nation that are driving innovation, research, and discovery in cancer care.

LOGAN, WV - Logan Regional Medical Center received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit group that sets standards for excellence in patient safety and care.

LOGAN, WV - Logan Regional Medical Center recently welcomed a new urologist to its team of medical specialists.