NewsScan

A Daily Summary of Healthcare and Business News

01/15/2026

St. Mary’s Medical Center Recognized for Excellence with ACC HeartCARE Center Designation

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01/15/2026

Mark Manchin: Making strides to improve rural health care (Opinion)

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01/15/2026

WVU Medicine Launches Free Chronic Pain and Diabetes Workshops in Martinsburg

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01/15/2026

Kanawha health director calls flu strain “a real butt kicker”

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01/15/2026

WVU Medicine Center for Nursing Education to open application portal for Spring 2027 cohort on January 15

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01/15/2026

Natalie Smith: WV's future depends on workforce readiness (Opinion)

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01/15/2026

Hooked on helping: 2026 Bob Huggins Fish Fry to benefit cancer patients in West Virginia

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01/14/2026

Health care costs are increasing: Here are 5 ways WV lawmakers could lower costs

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01/14/2026

Senate Health chair resigns from that role, citing differences with leadership

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01/14/2026

Cancer advocacy group proposes $1.50 West Virginia cigarette tax increase

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01/14/2026

Angie Christian Named to Leadership West Virginia Class of 2026

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01/14/2026

Jan. 15 is deadline for West Virginians to enroll in 2026 ACA marketplace coverage

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01/14/2026

WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute neurologist helps launch Paraguay’s first national teleneurology and telestroke network

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01/13/2026

The hospital factor in West Virginia’s economic future

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01/13/2026

Lawmakers hear dueling reports regarding future of Medicaid in West Virginia

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01/13/2026

Rural health transformation program jobs will be temporary, WV health department says

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01/13/2026

One Big Beautiful Bill Act complicates state health care affordability efforts

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01/13/2026

National Blood Donor Month highlights personal stories behind West Virginia donations

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01/13/2026

Ellen Allen: When Congress walks away, WV health centers step up (Opinion)

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01/13/2026

WVU Hospitals’ Radiation Therapy Program blends patient care with technical training

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01/12/2026

Greenbrier County physicians honored with preceptor awards

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01/12/2026

Marshall Health Network announces updated wellness blood profile options for 2026

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01/12/2026

WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s recognized as top performing hospital for employee safety

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01/12/2026

West Virginia health leaders outline prevention, access priorities at Press Association Legislative Lookahead

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01/12/2026

WVU Hospitals receives $500K grant to strengthen special pathogen preparedness

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01/12/2026

‘Obesity first’: WV legislators, health officials detail Rural Healthcare funded plans

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01/12/2026

DAISY Award recipients honored at Potomac Valley Hospital

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01/12/2026

West Virginia’s economy is changing, but that hasn’t meant more people working or better wages

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01/12/2026

Medbrook Children's Charity keeps on giving after 25 years

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01/12/2026

Doctors urge vigilance as flu cases climb across West Virginia

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