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CHARLESTON, WV - August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). 

MORGANTOWN, WV - GATC West Virginia is breaking new ground in using artificial intelligence to craft new molecules to cure diseases, and in drastically reducing the staggering costs of developing and bringing drugs to market.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Hospitals has been granted accreditation for nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

MORGANTOWN, WV - The Mon Health Medical Center Foundation raised $100,000 at its 34th Annual DeLynn Memorial Golf Classic at Pete Dye on Monday, August 5.

OAK HILL, WV - Surgeons at Charleston Area Medical Center’s Plateau Medical Center used the first da Vinci 5 surgical system in the state to assist with procedures on Wednesday, July 31, and Thursday, Aug. 1.

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

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Medical Center is committed to providing excellence in stroke care, and in 2024, the hospital received two national recognitions underscoring that commitment.

MORGANTOWN, WV - As summer is winding down and students are gearing up for the next school year, Mon Health’s Primary Care providers share important information to ensure students are healthy and back-to-school ready.

MORGANTOWN, WV - In a milestone moment for WVU Medicine, the WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance successfully performed the Health System’s first-ever living donor kidney transplant on Tuesday (July 30).

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Medical Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Houman Khosrovi (HK) to lead Neurosurgery & Spine Services.

VIENNA, WV - Over at the Parkersburg Country Club, WVU Medicine Camden Clark hosted their 38th annual Charity Golf Classic.

WEIRTON, WV - Weirton Medical Center has announced the opening of a new 6,000 square foot facility for gastroenterology.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Patients with esophageal tumors often experience malignant dysphagia, or difficulty in swallowing due to an obstruction, complicating their treatment and preventing them from eating food normally.

MORGANTOWN, WV - In a milestone moment for WVU Medicine, the WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance successfully performed the Health System’s first-ever living donor kidney transplant on Tuesday (July 30).

CHARLESTON, WV - During a recent visit to West Virginia, Dr. Rahul Gupta, the head of the federal Office of National Drug Control Policy, reflected on recent successes in efforts to slow the ongoing drug and overdose epidemic.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency for a short time ran a pilot program to support members with the costs of drugs to fight obesity, where the state’s statistics rank worst in the nation.

CHARLESTON, WV - In an uncharacteristically long meeting, the West Virginia First Foundation took several steps Thursday meant to get the organization closer to distributing opioid settlement funds to programs and groups around the state.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Compared to 2023, CMS has awarded 102 fewer hospitals its five-star quality rating.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Many people who work in hospitals and health systems say they have been called to a career of caring.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Through restructuring and reimagining leadership, some hospitals and health systems have cut or combined C-suite roles.

HUNTINGTON, WV - School is just around the corner, but kids may be clinging onto the last few days of summer and sleeping in.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Window washers from Cleveland-based High Access/Central Window Cleaning don superhero costumes before rappelling from the rooftop at Hoops Family Children's Hospital on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Huntington.

WHEELING, WV - Hundreds of people gathered Saturday evening at Oglebay Wilson Lodge for an event that supports one of the main pediatric healthcare providers in the region.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Medical Center is committed to providing excellence in stroke care, and in 2024, the hospital received two national recognitions underscoring that commitment.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - A graduate of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine with a Doctor of Medicine degree, Gabriella P. Casinelli will be joining the UHC Neurology practice.

MORGANTOWN, WV - West Virginia University alumni and friends contributed a record $282.6 million during fiscal year 2024 to support high-quality education, meaningful research, world-class patient care, and outreach programs that benefit the Mountain State and beyond.

BLUEFIELD, WV - Welcoming a new medical specialist and announcing new investment were two steps Thursday in bringing more cancer treatment options to southern West Virginia while plans move ahead for a new comprehensive cancer treatment center.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - Dr. Eli Roza, a highly trained nephrologist, is in practice with Meadow Kidney Care, seeing patients at the practice’s Hagerstown and Robinwood offices in Maryland.

CLARKSBURG, WV - Harrison County business leaders met at Hilton Garden Inn on Emily Drive to network and hear three presentations from health systems professionals.

VIENNA, WV - The Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley held its 2024 Women in Leadership Conference June 27 at the Grand Pointe Conference Center in Vienna.