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

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

MORGANTOWN, WV - On Friday, August 25, Dr. Matthew Cindric was announced as the new Chief of Vascular Surgery at Mon Health Medical Center.

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV - BridgeValley Community and Technical College President Casey Sacks says its so far been a successful initiation period of the institution’s new WIN Academy program for aspiring nurses.

CHARLESTON, WV - It appears the “Answer the Call” initiative had a good first year.

CHARLESTON, WV - CAMC recently installed a state-of-the-art multi-modality imaging suite at CAMC Memorial Hospital.

CLARKSBURG, WV - Healthy Minds — Clarksburg will be one of more than 300 locations across the Appalachian region providing free Narcan and resources during the first-ever “Appalachian Save a Life Day” on Thursday, Sept. 14.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Cancer Institute Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center will offer free skin cancer screenings on from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20.

KEYSER, WV - Homecoming, as the name implies, is returning to a place that feels like home, which is especially true of West Virginia University Potomac State College.

PRINCETON, WV - A mobile mammography bus is traveling the state, and could soon be in your neighborhood.

VIENNA, WV - WVU Medicine Camden Clark Foundation held a unique fundraiser Friday evening.

CHARLESTON, WV - Officials with the Public Employees Insurance Agency say implementation of a surcharge to cover spouses is going relatively smoothly, and the agency has begun an audit required by recent legislation.

MORGANTOWN, WV - West Virginia may have one of the least healthy populations in the U.S., and there has to be much more focus on preventive health initiatives as a result, Albert Wright, CEO of Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine, told Becker's in a recent interview.

CLARKSBURG, WV - The West Virginia Perinatal Partnership’s annual summit event is taking place at the Stonewall Resort in Roanoke this year, starting Thursday, Sept. 7 and continuing into Friday, Sept. 8.

PARKERSBURG, WV - WVU Medicine Camden Clark Foundation will hold its 10th annual Pink by Poolside to support the Pink Mammogram Fund and local patients from 7-10 p.m. today at the Parkersburg Country Club in Vienna.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Fingy3D was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to support its efforts in providing 100 West Virginians with free finger prosthetics using artificial intelligence.

ELKINS, WV - Davis Health System is proud to announce Pediatrician Amanda Pennington, MD, is the recipient of the Primary Care Outstanding Preceptor for the Central East Region in 2023 by the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM).

WHEELING, WV - Wheeling Park High School’s seniors learned about the health career and educational opportunities available in the city and beyond during a special presentation on Wednesday.

CHARLESTON, WV - Hopemont Hospital in Terra Alta will be among the state facilities that will be reviewed as part of a study to be commissioned by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR).

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia is in the middle of a targeted campaign to expand the first responder workforce in the state, and after one year, progress has been made.

CHARLESTON, WV - A new vaccine to protect against the many strains of COVID-19 will be available at the end of September.

MARIETTA, OH - Narcan is being distributed to stores as something you can buy without a prescription following FDA approval.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - Dr. Stuart Godwin with WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center joined First at 4 on Wednesday.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Bonnie's Bus, a mobile mammogram unit, will be back in southern West Virginia this week.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Applications are now being accepted for the St. Mary’s School of Nursing/Mountwest Community and Technical College Minority/Person of Color Scholarship.

THOMAS, WV - Each year the Blackwater Canyon Half Marathon continues to grow, with a record number of participants signed up for this weekend’s event.

CLARKSBURG, WV - Highland-Clarksburg Hospital will open an acute psychiatric unit specializing in the treatment of adolescent patients experiencing emotional, behavioral and cognitive concerns, according to a press release.

BECKLEY, WV - All 55 counties in West Virginia applied for funding after Governor Jim Justice signed three bills for fire departments and EMS agencies in a special session.

ELKINS, WV - Davis Health System pediatrician Dr. Amanda Pennington, MD, is the recipient of the Primary Care Outstanding Preceptor for the Central East Region in 2023 from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Mountain Health Network talks Suicide Awareness and Prevention.