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ROANOKE, WV - Leaders from around the state met last month with a goal: share knowledge and insights into some of the biggest issues facing the health of West Virginians.

RIPLEY, WV - Candace N. Miller, M.B.A., has been named the new president and CEO of WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital in Ripley effective July 15.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Members of Cabell Huntington Hospital and the Marshall Health Network cut the ribbon on a new outpatient medical pavilion.

HUNTINGTON, WV - As part of their commitment to the health and well-being of all they serve, CabellHuntington Hospital (CHH), St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC) and Rivers Health (RH), members of Marshall Health Network, are pleased to provide the following events and screenings through the end of June.

POINT PLEASANT, WV - Rivers Health (RH), a member of Marshall Health Network, and Ohio Valley Bank are sponsoring the Causing a Racket Youth Tennis Camp on Friday, June 21 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Point Pleasant High School (PPHS) tennis courts.

COWEN, WV - Davis Health System is proud to announce the addition of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine services at Webster Memorial Hospital’s Cowen Clinic in Cowen, WV.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - It was in the early part of the 1980s, the fall of 1981 to be exact, and not long after Mike Hess had graduated from Bridgeport High School.

NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV - The original Star Wars Convention of West Virginia, Jedicon WV, is set to take place in New Martinsville.

CLARKSBURG, WV - Interacting with nature may help many process the death of a loved one, and on Saturday WVU Medicine Hospice hosted an event encouraging those who have recently lost someone close to them to do just that.

ELKINS, WV - David F. Hess, M.D., president and CEO of WVU Medicine United Hospital Center, addressed the Rotary Club of Elkins this week, giving the group details about the Elkins Corridor Medical Center project.

PARKERSBURG, WV - WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center’s Dr. Michael Cheshire was honored earlier this month as one of four recipients of the distinguished Fellow of the National Lipid Association Award at the 2024 NLA Scientific Sessions Conference in Las Vegas.

WESTON, WV - The inaugural WVU Cancer Institute Golf Classic raised more than $54,000 to benefit patients battling blood cancer.

PRINCETON, WV - June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month and a neurologist with WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital is helping us learn more about the disease that affects millions of Americans.

WHEELING, WV - The Brain Ball was hosted at Wheeling Island Racetrack Hotel and Casino this evening.

PITTSBURGH, PA - As the hottest stretch of weather since July 2020 looks to hit the Pittsburgh region this week — Tuesday’s forecast is close to 100 degrees — experts warn that such extreme heat poses numerous health complications, especially for vulnerable groups.

CHARLESTON, WV - A key West Virginia lawmaker this week hit back against efforts to tie the 340B program to partisan politics, arguing in a op-ed that his support for the discount drug program is not the cause for his May GOP primary defeat—regardless of what some special interest groups may claim.

CHARLESTON, WV - Lawmakers from the West Virginia House of Delegates and State Senate visited and toured two more state establishments as part of the West Virginia Department of Health Facilities’ (DHF) effort to improve patient care in the state.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Access to the abortion pill mifepristone will not change after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected an effort Thursday by anti-abortion groups to roll back its availability, a win for abortion rights supporters and millions of women in states where abortion is legal.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Attorney General Patrick Morrisey made a gubernatorial campaign swing through Morgantown on Thursday and came to Mon Health Medical Center for a tour.

WHEELING, WV - A new regional cancer center, a proposed hotel, increased airport activity and recreation and tourism are all factors expected to positively drive Wheeling’s economy over the next decade, according to local leaders.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health System’s Marketing & Communications and Foundation teams have recently been awarded in the 41st Healthcare Ad Awards for numerous projects.

MORGANTOWN, WV - On this special episode of Outside the Echo Chamber, Hall-of-Fame basketball coach BobHuggins and Vandalia Health Executive V.P. David Goldberg join us to talk about the 12thannual Bob Huggins Fish Fry, set for April 6th.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The inaugural WVU Cancer Institute Golf Classic raised more than $54,000 to benefit patients battling blood cancer.

OHIO VALLEY, WV - With a potential heat wave on the way, health officials say it’s very important to be aware of the signs and symptoms associated with heat-related issues.

WESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Health Facilities has announced an incoming acupuncture pilot program at William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital that will help ease patients through the detoxification process, while relieving anxiety, stress, paranoia, aggression and other behaviors.

CHARLESTON, WV - Three years ago, I was asked by The Michael J. Fox Foundation to set up a meeting with Sen.Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.

CHARLESTON, WV - Last month, I lost my primary election to continue representing the voters of West Virginia’s 15th Senate District.

WASHINGTON D.C. - If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold.

CHARLESTON, WV - The vacancy rate at state run hospitals has fallen by 8 percent according to the West Virginia Department of Health Facilities (DHF).

SHADYSIDE, OH - The WVU Cancer Institute recently performed West Virginia's first pancreatic transplant on one local woman from Shadyside.