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CHARLESTON, WV - Senators are on the verge of passing a bill providing religious and philosophical exemptions to West Virginia’s school vaccination requirements after they rejected an amendment to allow private schools to maintain current standards and another that would have kept requirements for the polio vaccine.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Students with a professional skill set or certificate degree now have a fast track to an associate degree, thanks to a partnership between WVU Medicine and Pierpont Community and Technical College.

CHARLESTON, WV - A proposed bill in the West Virginia House of Delegates aims to regulate language used in state government communications by eliminating certain gender-inclusive terms.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s children and families have long benefited from the state’s strong immunization laws requiring children attending public school to be vaccinated.

CHARLESTON, WV - Parents worry when their kids get sick.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - In this edition of the WVU Medicine Health Report, WVU Eye Institute Glaucoma Specialist, Dr. Tony Realini tells us more about glaucoma.

CHARLESTON, WV - I yesterday shared my opinion on why SB 460 is a flawed policy decision—specifically, its attempt to prevent private and parochial schools from determining their own policies on granting religious or philosophical exemptions for vaccines required for admission.

BECKLEY, WV - The month of February is heart month.

CHARLESTON, WV - Having now covered State of the State addresses by seven governors, it’s fascinating how the substance, tone and delivery of something so conventional can vary so greatly.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia Senate Bill 460 goes too far in seeking to regulate private and parochial schools regarding religious and philosophical exemptions for vaccines.

CHARLESTON, WV - I’m writing this on Valentine’s Day, three days into the 60-day legislative session, and if Gov. Patrick Morrisey and some members of the Republican caucus in the House of Delegates have love for each other, I’m having a hard time seeing the floating hearts.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - UHC Family Medicine Residency, a department of WVU Medicine United Hospital Center, is pleased to announce that it has been named a 2024 Human Experience (HX) Pinnacle of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey, the global leader in healthcare experience solutions and services.

CHARLESTON, WV - The Trump administration effort to trim the federal deficit and the national debt has many worried that Medicaid might take a hit – affecting the healthcare for low-income citizens.

MORGANTOWN, WV - While Feb. 14 is Valentine’s Day, it’s also National Donor Day, which is dedicated to recognizing organ donors, recipients, those still waiting for a transplant and those who passed while waiting.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute continues its mission to advance treatment of brain aneurysms with its participation in the clinical trial of a new device called SEAL.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Hospital Association — which represents 72 hospitals throughout the state — reiterated its stance against a policy pledged by Gov. Patrick Morrisey in his State of the State address last week.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Marshall Health, a member of Marshall Health Network, was awarded a Diagnostic Excellence – Age-Friendly Health Systems (DxEx-AFHS) Seed Grant from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), with support from The John A. Hartford Foundation, to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into primary care settings to enhance the early detection of cognitive impairment and dementia.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s new governor, Republican Patrick Morrisey, delivered his first State of the State address on Wednesday.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine announced on Thursday that it has received reports of fraudulent phone calls appearing to come from the WVU Medicine phone number 304-598-4200.

CHARLESTON, WV - New Gov. Patrick Morrisey acknowledged our state’s $400 million budget shortfall.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute are in next phases of their groundbreaking aneurysm device trial.

CHARLESTON, WV - The Republican threat to health care is real, both nationally and here in West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, WV - Budget officials with the Morrisey administration spent the morning explaining their conclusion that the state has faced a budget gap of nearly $400 million, along with their methods for resolving it.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Throughout February, WVU Medicine is promoting Women’s Health Month, aiming to raise awareness about heart disease symptoms in women and encourage those at risk to seek timely medical care.

MORGANTOWN, WV - February is National Heart Month, and WVU Medicine officials hope to raise awareness of heart health in West Virginia, where cardiovascular disease is more prevalent than the national average.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s Senate Health Committee approved a bill Thursday opening up religious exceptions for the state’s childhood vaccine laws.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - National Heart Month serves as a reminder to focus on heart health and raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the United States.

MARTINSBURG, WV - Bonnie’s Bus, a mobile mammography center created by the WVU Cancer Institute in Morgantown, will make three stops in the Eastern Panhandle in early March — one in each county.

MORGANTOWN, WV - “Share the love and donate today.” That’s the message behind ‘National Donor Day’, which is coincidently on February 14th—Valentine’s Day.

CHARLESTON, WV - President Donald Trump’s administration has drawn the ire of health care professionals and advocates by moving to cut $4 billion annually in federal funding for research from universities, hospitals and medical centers nationwide.