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MORGANTOWN, WV - Chronic pain — pain that is experienced most days or every day over the previous three months — can be debilitating and have significant negative impacts on a person’s day-to-day life.

PARKERSBURG, WV - Members of the West Virginia Legislature hit the road again Monday for the September interim meetings in Parkersburg, with the Joint Standing Committee on Finance hearing an update on state revenue numbers and details on a performance-based model for funding substance use disorder treatment.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia First Foundation has begun accepting applications for grants intended to deal with the effects of the drug epidemic in the state, and not a moment too soon.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Becker's has compiled a list of the hospitals patients would recommend in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from CMS.

MADISON, WV - Boone Memorial Health will be giving Guardian Caps — a padded layer that goes over helmets to dampen the impact from hits — to all middle and high schools in Boone, Lincoln and Logan counties in West Virginia after the death of a 13-year-old football player.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The residents at The Village at Heritage Point received a special visit from the West Virginia University Women’s Basketball Team during their beloved bingo night on Monday, Sept. 9.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Twelve Vandalia Health hospitals were awarded in the Centers for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) 2024 Donate Life West Virginia Hospital Challenge Awards at Stonewall Resort.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Cancer Center is pleased to announce The Persevering, Brave, & Joyful Series, a special three-session series designed to inspire and support cancer care patients and their loved ones.

CHARLESTON, WV - CAMC General Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke GoldPlus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.

MARTINSBURG, WV - Many families came out for WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center’s NICU Reunion at War Memorial Park Sunday afternoon.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA) has released its Community Benefit Report, outlining the $1.05 billion in contributions West Virginia hospitals make to the health of their patients.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - CMS published the list of acute care hospitals selected for its next episode-based alternative payment model, TEAM.

CLARKSBURG, WV - A full year after the federal government called an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States still sees yearly spikes in infection rates each summer.

CHARLESTON, WV - The state Department of Health says it anticipates getting federal funding to purchase updated COVID-19 vaccines for uninsured and underinsured people this fall after a program that provided them ended late last month.

CHARLESTON, WV - A MetroNews West Virginia Poll suggests that the state’s voters view the abortion issue differently than their elected representatives.

HUNTINGTON, WV - September is National Recovery Month - a time to offer support for those living with Substance Use Disorder.

HUNTINGTON, WV - A new clinical trial at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and Marshall Health Network aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral lofexidine, a non-opioid investigational medication, in newborns who suffer from neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) or neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) due to prenatal exposure to opioids.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV - Officials from WVU Medicine recently requested help from the state’s business community as the heath care network sets out to achieve a prestigious designation.

WHITE HALL, WV - Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital has been infection free since its opening 1000 days ago on December 14, 2021.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Twelve Vandalia Health hospitals were awarded in the Centers for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) 2024 Donate Life West Virginia Hospital Challenge Awards at Stonewall Resort.

WESTON, WV - Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial is partnering with Mountain CAP Braxton County Family Support Center to offer pregnancy and childbirth classes for expectant mothers in Braxton County.

MORGANTOWN, WV - During September’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Mon Health Urology is spotlighting the critical role of early detection in safeguarding men’s health.

ST. MARYS, WV - Construction is underway on the new WVU Medicine Rapid Care and Specialty Care Clinic expected to open in St. Marys in January.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine Children’s is hosting an event to help parents ensure their child’s safety in the car.

BLUEFIELD, WV - Nurses of the future have been accepted into WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital’s Aspiring Nurse Program.

CHARLESTON, WV - We’re starting to get a clearer picture of what might be included in a special legislative session in West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, WV - Anthony Uy, MD, has been named CAMC’s chief quality officer.

MORGANTOWN, WV - September is National Suicide Prevention Month and Sept. 8 is recognized as 988 Day to raise awareness about the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

PRINCETON, WV - A partnership between two universities and a regional hospital helping students find their future in nursing took a step forward Thursday as a cohort of nursing students signed up and agreed to work locally after their graduation.

CHARLESTON, WV - Join the CAMC Foundation Saturday, Sept. 21, for the 10th weCANclimb, a 2.5 mile hike/5K trail run, at Kanawha State Forest, Shelter 3.