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MORGANTOWN, WV - In 1987, “Steel Magnolias” debuted Off-Broadway.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Saturday, June 8, was a day the Pauley family of Morgantown will likely never forget and a day first responders hope to remember.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia Health Right unveiled an expansion for its East End Clinic in Charleston Wednesday afternoon.

CHARLESTON, WV - Access to health care services and the affordability of health insurance are crucial to overall health but vary widely across the United States.

MARTINSBURG, WV - The Berkeley Medical Center will be “totally back up and running” by July 14 after flooding closed the facility’s operating rooms last month, according to Albert Wright, president of the West Virginia University (WVU) Health System.

MORGANTOWN, WV - GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been proven to help many people who have struggled with weight loss finally reach their goal weight.

KEYSER, WV - Mark Boucot, president and CEO of Garrett Regional Medical Center and Potomac Valley Hospital, was presented the American Hospital Association Grassroots Champion Award for Maryland at the Maryland Hospital Association’s Annual Reception June 10.

CHARLESTON, WV - Dr. Lisa Costello is a dedicated pediatrician at WVU Children’s Hospital and an assistant professor in the WVU School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics.

KINGWOOD, WV - Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital patients now have access to the FARMacy Program through the Vandalia Health Network.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Two employees working in the Mon Health System have been named in the Women We Admire’s Top 50 Women Leaders in West Virginia for 2024.

BLUEFIELD, WV - Bluefield State nursing program is holding a 3-day academy for rising high school freshmen looking to pursue medicine.

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV - Patients suffering from chronic diseases are learning food-as-medicine options that are proven to help alleviate their symptoms and feel better.

CHARLESTON, WV - A prominent West Virginia Republican is considering taking legal action after a political action committee (PAC) reportedly spent $400,000-plus against his failed re-election bid on negative messaging that linked the 340B drug pricing program to immigration.

MORGANTOWN, WV - West Virginia University researchers will put a sleep apnea detection device at the fingertips or wrists of patients facilitating early diagnosis and treatment of the disease with support from a National Science Foundation grant.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health System is pleased to announce that Jennifer Nestor and Whitney Patterson have been named in Women We Admire’s Top 50 Women Leaders of West Virginia 2024.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The Mon Health System – Vandalia Health North Board of Directors announces a change in board membership.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - United Hospital Center is proud to announce it has received the Environmental Excellence Award from Stryker’s Sustainability Solutions.

WHEELING, WV - It’s a night that has fabulous food, music, and supports one of the main pediatric healthcare providers in the region.

WEIRTON, WV - The city of Weirton is hosting an event to recognize disability independence.

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

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

CHARLESTON, WV - Last week, West Virginia Watch’s Lori Kersey reported that the Monongalia County Health Department spent over $15,000 in response to one case of measles.

HURRICANE, WV - An incident involving a mother being charged in connection with her child’s death after she faced several health issues is sparking a conversation.

WASHINGTON D.C. - The Supreme Court’s decision to hear a challenge to Tennessee’s gender-affirming care ban for minors sets the stage for a potentially blockbuster case implicating transgender protections.

MORGANTOWN, WV - West Virginia University research illustrates that American Heart Association and American Stroke Association guidelines are effective at speeding up hospitals' response times for stroke treatment and can be mastered even by members of "ad hoc" medical teams that assemble rapidly on the fly.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Becker's asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share the trends they're currently following.

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

CHARLESTON, WV - Adam Crawford, DO, MBA, FACEP, Department Chair and Chief of Emergency Medicine, and Megan Farmer, AuD, CCC-A, have been selected as The State Journal’s Generation Next 40 Under 40 honorees for 2024.

BUCKHANNON, WV - WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation will hold its 26th Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, August 1 at the Raven Golf Club at Snowshoe Resort.

PARKERSBURG, WV - At the Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, staff at Louis Thomas Subaru gifted doctors and staff at the hospital around 80 blankets and 10 art kits for those in chemotherapy and cancer treatment.