NewsScan

CLARKSBURG, WV - This Sunday, Aug. 31, is National Overdose Awareness Day, but with the upcoming holiday weekend, community members in Clarksburg held a recognition ceremony on Monday to help raise awareness, promote education, as well as memorialize and celebrate recovery.

CHARLESTON, WV - Four state-owned hospitals in West Virginia often house and take care of elderly patients — some with complex medical problems and disabilities — who have nowhere else to go.

WEIRTON, WV - A community partnership is all about providing opportunities for a group of local youths.

CHARLESTON, WV - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sent a message of support Monday for Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s stance on school vaccines.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Medicine Center for Nursing Education (CNE) officially kicked off classes for its first cohort of students on Aug. 25, signaling the start of its new nursing diploma program.

CHARLESTON, WV - A Raleigh County circuit judge is moving ahead with courtroom consideration early next month of how West Virginia’s religious freedoms law affects school vaccination requirements.

FARMINGTON, WV - A partnership between the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and football helmet manufacturer Riddell will use the best helmets available and a data tracking system to improve safety for middle and high school tackle football programs in Marion County.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - Two of WVU Medicine’s mobile health units will be visiting the North Central West Virginia area in September.

BUCKHANNON, WV - On a whirlwind tour of West Virginia, new WVU President Michael Benson stopped in Buckhannon this month to see firsthand how St. Joseph’s Hospital — part of WVU Medicine — delivers care close to home while serving as a vital link in the university’s statewide healthcare system.

WHEELING, WV - The collaborative history of Wheeling Hospital and the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston started 175 years ago, and on Friday, a new chapter in that partnership was celebrated as part of the announcement of the official name of the future WVU Medicine regional cancer center.

CHARLESTON, WV - More than 300 hospitals and health systems were among the organizations recognized on Forbes’ 2025 list of America’s Best-In-State Employers.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Five high school interns presented their capstone presentations to Mon Health leadership to graduate from The Education Alliance’s WV Ready Summer Internships program.

CHARLESTON, WV - One of the great things about being a news reporter is getting to sometimes hit the road and explore parts of the state I’ve never been to, as well as meeting the people who make this state go.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Marshall Health Network-Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH) was named among America’s Best-In-State Employers for 2025 by Forbes in a list published Thursday.

CHARLESTON, WV - The religious exemption to West Virginia compulsory immunization law created by Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s January executive order is being litigated, with arguments before the state Supreme Court of Appeals likely.

CHARLESTON, WV - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has sent a sternly worded letter to West Virginia health departments to emphasize compliance with religious exemptions to childhood vaccinations.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Marshall Health Network-Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH) is the recipient of RestorixHealth's highest achievement, the Center of Excellence Award.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s attorney general is getting pushback on his request to consolidate two court cases about religious exceptions to school vaccine requirements.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Listeners and sponsors of WVRC Media have delivered again for kids.

CHARLESTON, WV - On Thursday, West Virginia Secretary of Health Dr. Arvin Singh appointed Dr. Mark McDaniel to serve as the acting state health officer for the state Department of Health.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine Children’s and WVRC Media will host a two-day Cares for Kids Radiothon Aug. 21–22, with 30 stations broadcasting live to raise funds and share patient and provider stories supporting families and pediatric care.

CHARLESTON, WV - With two lawsuits pending in two different counties involving whether Gov. Patrick Morrisey can use an executive order to allow for religious exemptions to West Virginia’s compulsory immunization law, state officials are seeking to consolidate the cases now that one of them has been appealed to the state’s highest court.

SPENCER, WV - Roane General Hospital to participate in "Tri-Share" program, powered by Wonderschool, which splits child care costs among parents, employers, and the state.

WASHINGTON, DC - More than three decades ago, Congress created the 340B program to help safety-net hospitals and clinics​​ expand resources and care for underserved communities.

PRINCETON, WV - Hundreds of butterflies symbolizing hope, change and renewal flew free Thursday as a local hospital celebrated the coming creation of a new center bringing more cancer treatment services to southern West Virginia and beyond.

MARTINSBURG, WV - The Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, part of the WVU Medicine system, is opening an Emergency Department Observation Unit.

WHEELING, WV - WVU Medicine in partnership with universities and hospitals across the valley celebrates their first Regional Aspiring Nurse Ceremony.

CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Patrick Morrisey has spent the past nine years trying to let President Donald Trump know that he really, really wants to be his pal.

BUCKEYE, WV - Pocahontas Memorial Hospital is excited to announce that John D. Borgens, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, has joined the Rural Health Clinic team and is now accepting appointments for new patients.

CHARLESTON, WV - In West Virginia, the fear of health care costs weigh heavier than the mountains that surround us.