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MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU recently brought heart surgeons from across the country around the world to Morgantown to learn about a valve replacement technique developed at WVU and take it back with them to help their patients.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia has a high population of senior citizens, and those numbers don’t appear to be changing anytime soon.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The West Virginia University (WVU) Health System today announced the appointment of Thomas C. Marshall, M.D., as the inaugural president of the WVU Health System Medical Group.

CHARLESTON, WV - I’ll hand it to West Virginia lawmakers for being on the forefront of a national movement during the recent legislative session, and educating me while doing so.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - WVU Medicine United Hospital Center (UHC) has received the Environmental Excellence Award from Stryker’s Sustainability Solutions.

CHARLESTON, WV - Provisional data shows that overdose deaths in West Virginia declined by 43.5% in the last year.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Hospitals, which includes WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, Fairmont Medical Center, WVU Medicine Children’s, and their affiliated outpatient clinics, has received the Access Innovation Award from Patient Access Collaborative for its highly effective “No Show Initiative,” a forward-thinking strategy that significantly reduced missed appointments and expanded access to care across the system.

CHARLESTON, WV - The state Board of Education is throwing its support behind public school employees, joining with county boards of education in passing a resolution in connection with PEIA.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine held a signing for its third cohort of MedEd students from Morgantown and University high schools on Thursday morning, with plans to celebrate the program’s first group of graduates later in the evening.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center has been nationally recognized by Healthgrades for excellence in both patient experience and cardiac care.

CHARLESTON, WV - A West Virginia school district is hiring an attorney to sort out who has the authority to set school vaccination polices — is it the governor, the Legislature or the state health department?

PARKERSBURG, WV - To celebrate National Hospital Week, WVU Medicine Camden Clark wanted to recognize the medical teams that have achieved many accolades and awards, with some of them being national awards.

CHARLESTON, WV - I could potentially win the lottery. It could happen, but odds are it won’t.

MORGANTOWN, WV - A WVU Medicine Children’s physician has developed a new surgical technique to lessen complications for pediatric urology patients.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Congress moves toward making significant changes to the federal Medicaid program, Congressman Riley Moore of West Virginia expressed support.

MORGANTOWN, WV - West Virginia University has announced that Ali Rezai, M.D., executive chair of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI), has received the 2025 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

PRINCETON, WV - “Right now is Hospital Week and during Hospital Week, we like to acknowledge our employees, our providers and really talk about all the services that we provide," said Karen Bowling, president and CEO of WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital.

MORGANTOWN, WV - West Virginia University Grant Memorial Hospital’s inaugural health fair was held on Saturday, May 3 at the hospital with many community members attending the event.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Albert Wright, president and CEO of WVU Health System, visited Grant Memorial Hospital (GMH) May 7, to deliver his State of the Union address.

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

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

PRINCETON, WV - Princeton Community Hospital loves National Hospital Week because it allows it to honor the impressive contributions of its clinicians, caregivers, and support staff.

WHEELING, WV - WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital marked its 175th anniversary with a special ceremony that included the burial of a time capsule on Monday.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia legislature regularly addresses bills to rescind certificate of need (CON) laws, and Gov. Patrick Morrisey recently pushed for the laws’ repeal.

MORGANTOWN, WV - West Virginia University today announced that Ali Rezai, M.D., executive chair of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI), has received the 2025 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The number of measles cases is approaching 1,000 across 29 states, according to newly released federal statistics.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - WVU Medicine United Hospital Center (UHC) has surpassed its 1,000th robotic-assisted surgery with the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System.

CHARLESTON, WV - Healthcare professionals in the Mountain State are praising the Trump Administration’s recently signed executive order that could potentially slash prescription drug costs for Americans by up to 80%.

BUCKHANNON, WV - On Monday, Mayor Robbie Skinner issued a proclamation recognizing National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week in Buckhannon to highlight the contributions of WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital and its staff.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Today, students, their family members and education leaders from Cabell and Wayne County Schools joined Scott Raynes, Marshall Health Network President and CEO, as he announced the next class selection of the region’s MedEx program.