NewsScan

CHARLESTON, WV - On June 24th, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case that overturned the constitutional right to abortion, reversing 50 years of legal abortion under Roe v. Wade.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Five pediatric cancer patients at Hoops Family Children’s Hospital (HFCH) at Cabell Huntington Hospital have received scholarships through the 2023 Jonathan A. Ferguson and Dr. Cheryl L. Cook Scholarship awards program.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded two new grants totaling over $5.2 million through its new Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) funding opportunity, which drives large-scale economic transformation through multi-state collaboration.

CHARLESTON, WV - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today announced $11,123,344 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Head Start Projects across the state and fetal medical research at West Virginia University (WVU).

NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV - Each morning bright and early as the sun rises, Mr. Joe Eggleston arrives to manage three departments at WVU Wetzel County Hospital.

WASHINGTON D.C. - merica’s Essential Hospitals and its research, education, and leadership development arm, Essential Hospitals Institute, today announced new board chairs and members, who will begin their roles guiding the organizations’ work July 1.

MORGANTOWN, WV - A partnership formed by the WVU Cancer Institute and Child & Family Advocacy Law Clinic aims to decrease barriers to legal care for patients living with cancer by providing them free, high-quality legal counsel and representation.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The Rosenbaum Family House joins the Healthcare Hospitality Network in celebrating National Healthcare Hospitality Week, observed June 26 through 30.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Imagine eliminating the anguish of experiencing a traumatic event – or dealing with dyslexia, anxiety or pain management – without speaking a word about the trauma, or the issue itself.

CHARLESTON, WV - Much of West Virginia is covered with hazy skies this week.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor first, U.S. health officials recommended Thursday.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - Shaping the future of medicine and health care is exactly what seven graduates from United Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency program wanted to accomplish.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Cancer Institute at WVU Hospitals has been named to Newsweek’s 2023 list of “America’s Best Cancer Hospitals.”

PARKERSBURG, WV - WVU Medicine Camden Clark held its annual service awards dinner and ceremony to recognize its employees.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia University Medicine Center for Nursing Excellence will launch a new, student-supportive initiative, the Aspiring Nurse Program, this fall with BridgeValley Community and Technical College in South Charleston and West Virginia University at Parkersburg.

CHARLES TOWN, WV - For the past 20 years, Ryneal Medical Transport served West Virginians in the Eastern Panhandle when they were at their most vulnerable.

LEWISBURG, WV - The medical field can often be a difficult job, but there is no doubt of its importance.

HUNTINGTON, WV - The Huntington City Mission prides itself on the fact that it adapts to fill the current needs of the community.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Patients at WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital got a visit from DC and Marvel superheroes this week.

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

BLUEFIELD, WV - Tuesday was the first day for Bluefield State University and WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital’s West Virginia Junior Nursing Academy.

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

WHEELING, WV - You could call it a party with a purpose.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Both low-risk and high-risk obstetric patients at low-volume hospitals in rural counties had higher risk for severe maternal morbidity (SMM) compared with rural hospitals delivering more babies, a retrospective cross-sectional study revealed.

CHARLESTON, WV - State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says he’s hopeful an executive director of a newly-formed foundation to oversee the distribution of opioid settlement funds can be in place by the end of summer.

WESTON, WV - On Monday, Community Care of West Virginia held a grand opening, ribbon cutting and open house for its new location in Weston.

BECKLEY, WV - Whether it’s hiking, biking, walking, swimming, or sunbathing- medical professionals are stressing the importance of protecting yourself from the heat and sun.

PARKERSBURG, WV - Professional and amateur artists will have their works on display at the Parkersburg Art Center in an exhibit opening on Friday and running through Aug.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Heart and Vascular Center is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Anthony James Roda-Renzelli to its dedicated team of physicians.

CLARKSBURG, WV - Earlier this month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported job gains for the month of May, and West Virginia is following the trend.