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10/18/2024 - The Register-Herald
BECKLEY, WV - Beckley Campus is proudly announcing the national accreditation of their Associate Degree of Nursing program.
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10/18/2024 - WOWK by: Jessica Patterson
CHARLESTON, WV - One man is hoping to raise awareness for a great cause by walking from Charleston to Morgantown!
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10/18/2024 - WTAP by: Shyla Florence
PARKERSBURG, WV - According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, there are five treatment options available for breast cancer.
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10/18/2024 - WTOV by: Claire O'Neil
WHEELING, WV - A donation took place Thursday at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital for the Comprehensive Breast Care Unit.
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10/17/2024 - MetroNews by: Brad McElhinny
CHARLESTON, WV - As the Public Employees Insurance Agency considers major increases on premiums and deductibles, outgoing Gov. Jim Justice advised his successor to strongly consider another round of pay raises to make up for the hike.
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10/17/2024 - WVNews
CHARLESTON, WV - In a significant advancement for emergency medical services in West Virginia, the West Virginia Department of Health, in collaboration with the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) and trauma-designated hospitals across the state, has secured a grant to enhance trauma response coordination.
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10/17/2024 - West Virginia Watch by: Andrew Donaldson
CHARLESTON, WV - Turning a weakness into a strength isn’t just a wise saying that makes for a good motivational poster or positive social media post.
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10/17/2024 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Justin Leventhal
CHARLESTON, WV - Rural health care is expensive and unprofitable, leading many people in need to skip seeing a doctor and leading to more than 100 hospital closures in the past decade since more than half are operating at a loss.
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10/17/2024 - WTOV by: Olivia Zinn
MARSHALL COUNTY, WV - Marshall County Schools has partnered with WVU Medicine's Rockefeller Science Institute to offer free mental health services to students.
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10/17/2024 - WVNews by: Damian Phillips
BRIDGEPORT, WV - GLP-1 medications like Ozempic have come to be known as miracle weight loss drugs.
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10/17/2024 - WVNews by: Matt Harvey
MORGANTOWN, WV - Vandalia Health’s Mon Health Medical Center has earned designation of a Prostate Cancer MRI Center from the American College of Radiology (ACR).
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10/17/2024 - The Inter-Mountain
ELKINS, WV - Vandalia Health’s Davis Medical Center will host their annual Women’s Health Day event on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
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10/17/2024 - Mon Health
MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Gynecologist, Dr. John Sunyecz, has been voted GOLD for Best Specialty Doctor/Practice in Fayette 2024.
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10/17/2024 - WTOV by: Claire O'Neil
MOUNDSVILLE, WV - A new outdoor fitness court is now available to Moundsville residents after a ribbon cutting on Wednesday.
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10/17/2024 - WVNS by: Jessica Farrish
BECKLEY, WV - Each year, nearly 530 American men die from breast cancer, according to data from The American Cancer Society.
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10/17/2024 - The Pocahontas Times
BUCKEYE, WV - JJ Potts, on behalf of the Center for Organ Recovery and Education and Donate Life West Virginia, presented a Platinum Award to Lori Riggsby, RN, and PMH Public Relations and Special Projects Coordinator Susan Wilkins in recognition of Pocahontas Memorial Hospital’s participation in the “Donate Life WV Hospital Challenge.”
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10/16/2024 - WVNews by: Charles Young
FAIRMONT, WV - Low labor force participation — the percentage of the population working or currently looking for work — is one of West Virginia’s long-standing economic impediments.
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10/16/2024 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Victor Grigoraci
CHARLESTON, WV - I am sure you know of Al Capone, an American gangster and businessman who went to prison for federal income tax evasion.
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10/16/2024 - MetroNews by: Katherine Skeldon
CHARLESTON, WV - Those in the Charleston area in need of free and essential healthcare services will get a one-day opportunity to receive that this Saturday.
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10/16/2024 - WVNews by: Matt Harvey
MORGANTOWN, WV - Vandalia Health’s Mon Health Medical Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Chris Cook, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, as Vandalia Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
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10/16/2024 - WVNews by: Matt Harvey
MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine is now offering patients newly diagnosed with pituitary and anterior skull-base tumors a more centralized approach to initial evaluations.
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10/16/2024 - Marshall Health Network
HUNTINGTON, WV - The experienced physicians and staff at St. Mary’s Regional Heart Institute, a member of Marshall Health Network, offer the latest state-of-the-art techniques and procedures for treating heart rhythm irregularities.
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10/16/2024 - Boone Memorial Health
MADISON, WV - Boone Memorial Health is pleased to announce that Podiatry care will be offered to its growing list of specialty services with the addition of Daniel Wright, DPM, FACFAS, to its physician team.
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10/16/2024 - Marshall Health Network
HUNTINGTON, WV - In October, during Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, many come together to recognize the profound heartache that comes with losing a pregnancy or an infant.
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10/16/2024 - WVNews
MORGANTOWN, WV - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost half of all adults living in the United States have hypertension.
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10/16/2024 - WBOY
BRIDGEPORT, WV - Lauren Winans sat down with Grace Conde, RN, clinical navigator at United Hospital Center, to discuss breast cancer.
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10/16/2024 - The Journal
MARTINSBURG, WV - WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center and Jefferson Medical Center are partnering with CCAP Loaves and Fishes to offer a new workshop in Martinsburg.
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10/16/2024 - WDTV by: Caine Pittman
BRIDGEPORT, WV - Central Supply, a concrete company in Bridgeport, decided to wrap five of their cement trucks to show support for local charities.
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10/15/2024 - MetroNews by: Brad McElhinny
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia officials are bracing for public reaction to cost increases for the state’s insurance that covers government workers.
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10/15/2024 - MetroNews by: Mike Nolting
MORGANTOWN, WV - The shortage of IV fluids continues to cause statewide health providers to make adjustments.
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