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KEYSER, WV - Potomac Valley Hospital has achieved Patient Centered Medical Home certification for its three primary care clinics, located in Keyser, Piedmont and Fort Ashby.

WASHINGTON D.C. - The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household — aiming to prevent possible shortages during a rise in coronavirus cases that has typically come during colder months.

CHARLESTON, WV - Everyone has a role in suicide prevention.

CHARLESTON, WV - State and community leaders who deal daily with those impacted by substance use disorder detailed their successes and struggles to members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS during its full council meeting Wednesday at the University of Charleston.

MORGANTOWN, WV - On a late summer day, Ralynn Thomas rests in her room at WVU Medicine Children’s when she receives a visit from Michelle Kline, a breastfeeding counselor at Monongalia County Health Department’s WIC office.

ELKINS, WV - Davis Health Systems and Dr. Lauren DeMarco are supporting efforts to promote suicide prevention and awareness within the local community during the month of September.

CHARLES TOWN, WV - Jefferson County is on the radar as a possible future YMCA center for the Eastern Panhandle.

INWOOD, wV - The WVU Hospitals East Foundation will host its first WVU Medicine Frank Sabado, Jr., MD Pickleball Classic this Saturday at Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks and Recreation’s W. Randy Smith Recreational Center.

BUCKHANNON, WV - WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital recognizes Malnutrition Awareness Week September 18 through the 22.

KINGWOOD, WV - Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital is proud to announce the certification of its Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).

CHARLESTON, WV - The state Department of Health and Human Resources is asking state residents to fill out a survey that measures the overall health and well-being of West Virginians.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced nine West Virginia organizations will receive $19,280,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

MORGANTOWN, WV - Waiting for an autism diagnosis can be a stressful and uncertain time for parents.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - The Davis Health System Foundation hosted its 17th annual Golf Classic to support Davis Health System recently at Pete Dye Golf Course in Bridgeport and raised more than $54,500 for patient care.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine is celebrating the success of its barrier-breaking telemedicine program during Telehealth Awareness Week, recognized Sept. 17-23.

MORGANTOWN, WV - On a late summer day, Ralynn Thomas was resting in her room at WVU Medicine Children’s when she received a visit from Michelle Kline, a breastfeeding counselor at Monongalia County Health Department’s WIC office.

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

BUCKHANNON, WV - St. Joseph’s Hospital will hold a drive-through flu clinic on October 18, giving the community an easy way to receive the vaccine from the comfort of their own cars.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Jackson and Harrison 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 Harrison, Lewis, and Marion counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.

MORGANTOWN, WV - National Rehabilitation Awareness Week, observed annually during the third full week of September, is a time to educate others of the impact of rehabilitative care and recognize those working to bring that impact to the lives of patients each day.

WASHINGTON D.C. - The members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation have teamed up to address the workforce challenges faced by West Virginia hospitals and emergency medical services providers.

WASHINGTON D.C. - When she prescribes the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, Dr. Angela Fitch sends patients on a quest she likens to “The Hunger Games.”

CHARLESTON, WV - For the first time in West Virginia history, doctors have successfully completed a living donor chain of kidney transplants for three people.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health System is working with a technology platform developed in Morgantown to help expectant and post-delivery moms deal with mental health challenges, and together they hope to reach out to other health systems to make it the gold standard of perinatal care.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Golfers hit the links at Guyan Golf & Country Club near Huntington on Monday for the annual Children’s Classic Golf Tournament, which benefits the pediatric patients served by Hoops Family Children’s Hospital.

MORGANTOWN, WV - While most WVU home football games bring a surge of visitors to Morgantown, when WVU’s favorite foe – the Pitt Panthers – come to town, the potential for people to have too much of a good time surges as well.

BUCKHANNON, WV - WVU MedicineSt. Joseph’s Hospital recognizes its Environmental Services (EVS) team during International Environmental Services Week from September 10th to the 16th.

CHARLESTON, WV - The drug crisis continues to be a severe issue in West Virginia and the Appalachian region.

MORGANTOWN, WV - This week is National Child Passenger Safety Week, and to spread awareness, WVU Medicine Children’s Injury Prevention and Safety Program hosted its annual Car Seat Safety event on Monday.