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WEIRTON, WV - A program, organized by the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce to encourage networking and community involvement, kicked off for another year Thursday.

HUNTINGTON, WV - St. Mary’s Medical Center marked its first century of service Wednesday evening in Huntington

HUNTINGTON, WV - Megan Archer knows she has big shoes to fill as the next president and chief executive officer of the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health System’s Spirit Week, an employee celebration held the final week of October, raised over $40,000 to support local United Ways serving North Central West Virginia.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Union service workers at Cabell Huntington Hospital have reached a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with the hospital.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former President Donald Trump’s victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s presidential election capped a series of high-profile Republican wins that will reshape Congressional control and the future of 340B policy come 2025.

CHARLESTON, WV - Ahead of Veteran’s Day, CAMC Memorial Hospital is honoring their employee veterans.

HINTON, WV - Area residents are invited to attend Making Health Happen, a community health screening event, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Summers County Memorial Building in Hinton.

HUNTINGTON, WV - While the number of new lung cancer cases continues to decrease nationally, due to people quitting smoking and advances in early detection and treatment, lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV - During an election party for Senator-Elect Jim Justice at The Greenbrier Resort on Tuesday night, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore-Capito said she would consider making abortion illegal across the United States.

MORGANTOWN, WV - At Saturday’s Mon Health Medical Center Auxiliary’s 60th Ball of the Year, the medical center community and its supporters celebrated the Auxiliary’s mission and spirit.

CHARLESTON, WV - In September, the nation reached a major milestone when the Treasury Department announced that 50 million Americans have received health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act since it took effect in 2014.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - General surgeon Anthony S. Oliva, MD, FACS, is joining the medical staff of WVU Medicine United Hospital Center as part of UHC General Surgery's Acute Care Surgery team.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), through its Bureau for Social Services (BSS), is joining the nationwide effort to celebrate November as National Adoption Month.

MORGANTOWN, WV - In March, MECCA 911 moved into a new state-of-the-art facility overlooking the Monongahela River valley from a high atop the Morgantown Industrial Park.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Vandalia Health’s Mon Health Zelda Stein Weiss Cancer Center and Davis Health Cancer Centers offer comprehensive care to patients across the state.

MORGANTOWN, WV - As flu season approaches, Vandalia Health’s Mon Health Primary Care is dedicated to helping patients and families in West Virginia stay healthy.

CHARLESTON, WV - The issue of reproductive rights, or abortion, was pretty muddy in last week’s gubernatorial debate.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Vandalia Health’s Mon Health Medical Center recently made upgrades to its Emergency Department to ensure a safer experience for all, most notably, its geriatric patients.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Health systems have a variety of technology and digital health platforms to increase operational efficiencies, enhance outcomes and improve the patient experience.

BECKLEY, WV - Appalachian Regional Healthcare has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) ARISE Initiative.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginians narrowly approved a constitutional amendment to explicitly prohibit physician-assisted deaths, according to a MetroNews analysis of statewide numbers.

BUCKHANNON, WV - WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital is pleased to welcome Karla J. Tucker, BSN, RN, CCRN as their new Chief Nursing Officer/Director of Nursing for the hospital.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Pharmacy Times interviewed Julie Sibbesen, PharmD, a clinical pharmacy specialist in Enterprise Medication Use at WVU Medicine in Morgantown, West Virginia, on her presentation at the 2024 American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, on strategies for pharmacists to effectively address and debunk medical misinformation.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Kidney disease is a silent epidemic in West Virginia and across the United States, affecting the lives of millions.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Little General Stores Inc. recently presented $75,000 to WVU Medicine Children’s to help support the hospital’s efforts in caring for patients and their families.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Wirt and Harrison 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 Boone, Clay, and Upshur counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.

WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV - Patients in Webster Springs, West Virginia, and surrounding areas will now have access to specialized cardiology care through a new telehealth service.

CHARLESTON, WV - The Kanawha County Board of Education is urging the state to stabilize the Public Employees Insurance Agency situation.