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MORGANTOWN, WV - Saturday’s Backyard Brawl between WVU and Pitt brought in the largest crowd seen at Milan Puskar Stadium since 2019 with the in-game attendance reaching over 61,000.

PARKERSBURG, WV - After a few weeks back in the classroom, chances are good that many families have experienced the consequences of their children returning to such a germ-friendly environment.

WASHINGTON D.C. - There were nearly 19,000 new COVID-19 admissions in U.S. hospitals for the week ending Sept. 2, according to the latest data from the CDC.

PRINCETON, WV - Vandalia Health Network’s FARMacy program continues to expand as it arrives at CAMC Primary Care in Princeton.

MARTINSBURG, WV - WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center and Jefferson Medical Center are partnering with Quality Insights to offer a new diabetes self-management program workshop in Martinsburg.

BERKELEY COUNTY, WV - Volunteers for Save a Life Day were seen at several pop-up distribution locations throughout Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties Thursday in an effort to provide free naloxone and education for members of the public.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources is preparing to split into three new departments at the end of the year while also sharing administrative services between the three departments.

CHARLESTON, WV - All West Virginians age six months and older are encouraged to get the new COVID-19 vaccine, WVU Medicine’s Dr. Clay Marsh said Wednesday.

CHARLESTON, WV - CAMC recently achieved reaccreditation as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC).

CHARLESTON, 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).

WHITE HALL, WV - Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital is now offering outpatient lab services in White Hall.

WHEELING, WV - As Staci Stephen, the executive director of the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley, looked over the more than 150 volunteers who converged at Wheeling Park’s White Palace on Wednesday morning, ready to spread through the community and help nonprofits from Brooke to Wetzel counties, she felt multiple emotions.

CHARLESTON, WV - Coming off major changes, the Public Employees Insurance Agency might still have to soon raise rates for the people it insures, the new executive director told lawmakers.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s Medicaid commissioner tried to reassure lawmakers about the thousands of state residents being ruled ineligible for government health insurance programs.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Peak Health, a new health insurer and health insurance services company headquartered in Morgantown, is pleased to announce its application to offer Medicare Advantage plans, with enrollment starting in October for eligible coverage beginning Jan. 1.

CHARLESTON, WV - “During a Committee on Ways and Means GOP field hearing in #WV, we heard from a struggling small business owner who had to decide between paying for her employees’ health insurance or keeping the lights on.”

CHARLESTON, WV - State Coronavirus Czar Dr. Clay Marsh says West Virginians should have a better idea by the end of this week of who should receive the new COVID-19 vaccine.

CHARLESTON, WV - Appalachian Save A Life Day, a naloxone distribution event that started in Kanawha and Putnam counties three years ago, has spread to all 13 Appalachian states this year — from New York to Mississippi.

HUNTINGTON, WV - St. Mary’s Medical Center, a member of Mountain Health Network, will offer free drive-thru flu shot clinics in Huntington and Hurricane Saturday, Sept. 23.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Four Mon Health System hospitals and one affiliate hospital earned national recognition for the outstanding work done to increase organ, eye, and tissue donor registrations across West Virginia from the WV Donate Life Hospital Challenge.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Health System is being featured on a prominent list of businesses across the country.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine Urologic Oncology surgeons at the WVU Cancer Institute recently became the first in the state to perform a single-port partial nephrectomy.

KEYSER, WV - Potomac Valley Hospital’s (PVH) behavioral health clinic along with its preventive medicine and diabetes education services are moving to new offices at the Potomac Plaza in Keyser.

BUCKHANNON, WV - WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon recently received a top ranking in the United States for patient experience.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Forbes' fifth annual list of America's Best Employers By State contains a number of health systems and acute-care hospitals, with more than a dozen recognized in Illinois, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON D.C. - The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is providing funding for 12 projects across West Virginia that aim to expand access to local substance use disorder recovery services.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. And this fall, the first vaccines for another scary virus called RSV are rolling out to older adults and pregnant women.

BUCKHANNON, WV - WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon has received one of the top rankings in the United States for patient experience.

MORGANTOWN, WV - School is back in session and, for some parents, that means learning how to get a quick and nutritious breakfast into their children’s stomachs before they head out the door.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Targeted therapies and other innovative breast cancer treatments were the subject of a cutting edge symposium at the WVU Erickson Alumni Center on Monday.