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BRIDGEPORT, WV - WVU Medicine United Hospital Center is partnering with non-profit blood services organization, Vitalant, to host a blood drive on Feb. 5.

CHARLESTON, WV - Outgoing Cabinet Secretary Dr. Sherri Young, DO, MBA, FAAFP, today expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the people of West Virginia for the opportunity to lead the Department of Health and thanked her dedicated staff for their tireless work in advancing public health throughout the state.

SPENCER, WV - Roane General Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. David Francke to its team of cardiac specialists.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s opening day of the Legislature was earlier this month, but the 60-day session won’t start for a couple more weeks.

CHARLESTON, WV - Charleston Area Medical Center and Vandalia Health hosted a Nursing Showcase connecting students with employment opportunities at Vandalia Health hospitals.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia health care advocates say proposals to cut trillions in federal funding for Medicaid would close rural hospitals and worsen the state’s maternal and infant health care “crisis,” among other things.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Join us throughout February for a variety of events and activities focused on heart health and wellness.

CHARLESTON, WV - The University of Charleston has recently discontinued enrollment in its pharmacy (PharmD) degree program.

WEIRTON, WV - Officials from the West Virginia University Health System traveled to the Northern Panhandle today (Jan. 27) to officially welcome Weirton Medical Center (WMC) into the WVU Medicine family.

CHARLESTON, WV - Health care is a rapidly advancing field. In the span of just a decade, countless new programs have been introduced to make medical care more convenient and accessible for state residents.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine’s post acute services, ranging from home health and providing medical equipment to hospice care, touch the lives of hundreds of people across three states, and officials in charge of the services are proud to do the work.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Cancer Institute is the first provider in the state to offer a new and promising treatment for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Patrick Morrisey wasted no time setting the tone for his administration, unveiling a series of initiatives and appointments during his first week in office.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine broke ground Friday on a new $233 million Eye Institute, a project that, in an estimated 30 months, will greatly expand the health care provider’s ability to treat patients, train new specialists and research diseases.

WASHINGTON, DC - Health systems are bracing for potential Medicaid cuts they say could lead to service reductions and hospital closures.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia Supreme Court clarifies: 91st District House seat lawsuit stayed until May

MORGANTOWN, WV - The month of January is cervical cancer awareness month and WVU Medicine is spreading awareness for cervical cancer and HPV screenings across West Virginia.

MORGANTOWN, WV - January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, and WVU Medicine officials are emphasizing the importance of early detection for those at risk of the "silent thief of sight" to preserve their vision.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia will receive up to $55 million as part of a historic settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, marking a significant step in addressing the state’s devastating opioid epidemic.

MADISON, WV - Boone Memorial Health is incredibly proud to recognize Shane Porter, RRT, one of our outstanding respiratory therapists and an E-6 Technical Sergeant with the 130th Airlift Wing – CERFP Team.

CHARLESTON, WV - Brian Cunningham, who led the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency for about a year and a half, has left the position, a spokesperson for PEIA confirmed Wednesday.

PRINCETON, WV - A Mercer County nurse received national recognition for her work in the Emergency Department.

LEWISBURG, WV - The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) remains a medical education leader in several key areas, according to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s (WVHEPC) Division of Health Sciences’ annual report, issued in December.

MORGANTOWN, WV - United Hospital Center Pulmonologist Dr. Sahil Virdi explains the harms of vaping nicotine and why you should considering ditching the habit.

CHARLESTON, WV - An infectious disease specialist on Thursday called a few cases of a rare, vaccine-preventable respiratory illness in Cabell and Putnam counties “a wakeup call” for what could happen if West Virginia’s immunization rates decline.

NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV - WVU Medicine Wetzel County Hospital has a new director of operations, Hannibal native Heidi McGowan.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - With temperatures below freezing and parts of north central West Virginia under an extreme cold warning, anyone exposed to these temperatures could get hypothermia or frostbite.

MORGANTOWN, WV - After he lost his wife Valeria to colon cancer, Jeff Tutalo chose to honor her memory with a brick paver in the WVU Medicine Hospice Memorial Garden.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Perhaps no issue has devastated our public health more over the last 25 years than the opioid crisis.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Marshall Health Network is pleased to announce that on January 27, 2025, a new Cabell Huntington Hospital Laboratory location is opening on the first floor of the Robert and Lena Shell Outpatient Medical Pavilion located at 1340 Hal Greer Boulevard, Huntington.