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CHARLESTON, WV - Charleston Area Medical Center is taking part in United Way Day of Caring by giving back to the community.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - The fifth annual United Hospital Center Pro-Am Golf Tournament drew a record number of participants to Bridgeport’s Pete Dye Golf Club Monday morning.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Kendra Criss and her husband were excited to welcome their first-born baby into the world. When complications arose, the Mon Health Obstetrics and Gynecology team was there to step in to save her and her baby’s life.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - In this edition of the WVU Medicine Health Report, medical experts talk about suicide prevention.

ELKINS, WV - According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), there are an average of 132 suicide deaths per day.

HUNTINGTON, WV - The Center for Wound Healing at Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH) and the St. Mary’s Wound and Hyperbaric Center (SMMC), members of Mountain Health Network, have both been honored as dual recipients of the Clinical Distinction and Patient Satisfaction Awards from RestorixHealth, a leading wound care management company.

BUCKHANNON, WV - WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital recognized its surgical technologists during National Surgical Technologist Week, Sept. 17-23.

MORGANTOWN, WV - September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about suicide and prevention efforts.

CHARLESTON, WV - A federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have significant implications on whether individual states are required to cover health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance.

DANVILLE, WV - More funding has come for a new, state-of-the-art medical clinic that’s developing in Boone County, which will better serve the health needs for residents of Boone, Lincoln, Logan, and Kanawha counties.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Medicine Children’s Neuroscience Center is opening a new Pediatric Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Clinic next month.

WHEELING, WV - Preparations to begin the demolition of the former Ohio Valley Medical Center are expected to begin this coming week, said Douglass Harrison, president and CEO of WVU Medicine Wheeling and Reynolds Memorial hospitals.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health System has begun offering a specialized prostate cancer immunotherapy treatment not available anywhere else in the state, and its first patient has just completed his treatment.

GLEN DALE, WV - Multi-million-dollar improvements are moving along briskly at WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Valley Health Systems is offering a new scholarship opportunity for those interested in pursuing a career as a professional registered nurse.

ELKINS, WV - Applause to Davis Health System, which during September, National Suicide Prevention Month, is using behavioral heath programs to bring suicide prevention awareness to the community.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Dr. Matthew Cindric was recently announced as the new chief of vascular surgery at Mon Health Medical Center.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia has continued to see a rise in babies born dependent on opioids.

MORGANTOWN, WV - State Treasurer Riley Moore today announced his Office’s Unclaimed Property Division returned more than $48,000 worth of unclaimed property to the West Virginia University Medical Corporation, which conducts business as University Health Associates (UHA), and WVU Hospitals, Inc. (WVUH).

MORGANTOWN, WV - High blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, and heart disease are all serious diseases and health conditions that physicians and patients act aggressively to address.

WASHINGTON D.C. - The Covid-19 pandemic eroded trust in science.

WASHINGTON D.C. - This week NASP Immediate Past Board Chairman, Kyle Skiermont, PharmD, announced the following:

PARKERSBURG, WV - The WVU Cancer Institute, the West Virginia Mountains of Hope State Cancer Coalition, and WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center are promoting men’s health during the month of September as part of the month-long Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign.

PARKERSBURG, WV - The Parkersburg High School Red Wings received training Tuesday from the staff of WVU Medicine Camden Clark Emergency Medical Services.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Ambulance operators’ concerns regarding Hal Greer Boulevard construction have led to changes in some areas.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Cabell Huntington Hospital, a member of Mountain Health Network, today announced it is among the first in the Tri-State to offer an innovative approach to provide relief for patients suffering from chronic low back pain (CLBP), specifically called vertebrogenic pain.

MORGANTOWN, WV - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Lewis County Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS) Clubs are partnering together to host a luncheon to encourage community members to learn more about the importance of early detection for breast cancer.

WHEELING, WV - A Broadway icon will soon grace the Capitol Theatre’s stage during the Wheeling Symphony’s Opening Night Concert and Celebration.

MARSHALL COUNTY, WV - Expansion projects, community involvement, and economic growth were the themes of this year's State of Marshall County address.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and Story Health, a health technology and services company building specialty care models for the future, today announced a new collaboration to improve access to specialty care for patients with heart failure.