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BECKLEY, WV - An Emergency Preparedness event is taking place at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Glen Jean from October 4-6.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The Friends of WVU Hospitals held its annual golf tournament fundraiser on Sept. 18 at the Pines Country Club.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The opioid epidemic has been plaguing West Virginia for years, and the harm that these drugs cause goes much deeper than the user.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Insulin management can be a burden for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but a bionic pancreas can do a lot of the thinking for them and help them better control their glucose levels.

MORGANTOWN, WV - As Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed in October, it’s important to raise awareness about a significant but often overlooked risk factor for breast cancer: Breast density.

WESTON, WV - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Lewis County Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS) Clubs are partnering together to sponsor the 30th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon to encourage community members to learn more about the importance of early detection for breast cancer.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Becker's asked pharmacy executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their team's evolving roles and skills.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Cancer Institute faculty providers were recently recognized by the National Pancreas Foundation for their exceptional service, expertise, and commitment as champions in the fight against pancreatic diseases.

CHARLESTON, WV - People in West Virginia without access to adequate health insurance coverage can get an updated COVID-19 vaccine through their local health department this fall, a spokesperson for the West Virginia Department of Health said Tuesday.

CLARKSBURG, WV - With October designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, local schools are doing what they can to help raise awareness and funds for various breast cancer charities.

CHARLESTON, WV - Medicaid matters for many West Virginian’s, especially the over 50% of them living in the most rural parts of the state, which is why the affordable health insurance program is being discussed more in-depth.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital was voted Best Place to Work and Dr. Robert Snuffer was voted Best Family Doctor in the Weston Democrat’s 2024 Lewis County Choice Awards.

GLEN JEAN, WV - More efforts are being made to advance emergency medical care for the Mountain State’s youngest residents.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Surgical Care’s mobile imaging unit celebrated 25 years of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) of Vascular Laboratories in September.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Greenbrier, Gilmer, and Lewis 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 Randolph and Upshur counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last month, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, the United States Surgeon General, issued an advisory to call attention to the stress and mental health concerns facing parents and caregivers.

PARKERSBURG, WV - Having high cholesterol may not have any symptoms on its own, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a problem.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The key to recruiting and retaining new generations of nurses is strong mentorship, onboarding, and support programs, according to these nurse leaders.

PARKERSBURG, WV - WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center and WVU Medicine Children’s have created a partnership that brought new pediatric care to the Mid-Ohio Valley.

CHARLESTON, WV - While we never know when our families and friends will need them, we depend on and expect first responders will come to our aid whenever the situation arises.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - More than 100 golfers came out to Bridgeport on Monday and fought through bad weather to help raise money for WVU Medicine’s United Hospital Center (UHC).

PARKERSBURG, WV - One of the reasons for West Virginia’s challenges in ensuring everyone has access to affordable, quality health care has been the shortage in health care workers.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Alex, an outwardly genial 66-year-old wearing a ballcap emblazoned with the “M” of Morgantown High School, was reclining on an exam table one morning, politely considering every medical query tossed his way.

BUCKHANNON, WV - Medical personnel shortages were already present before the pandemic, but COVID-19 accelerated the need for physicians and nurses.

KINGWOOD, WV - Mon Health Preston Primary Care honors Dr. Michael Schwarzenberg amidst his retirement on Monday, Sept. 30.

CHARLESTON, WV - According to the CDC, adolescent mental health in the U.S. was worsening before the COVID-19 pandemic, and now, the nation’s youth is experiencing a mental health crisis.

HUNTINGTON, WV - A new collaborative, rural internal medicine residency program between the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and Holzer Health System in Gallipolis, Ohio, has received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

CHARLESTON, WV - Lawmakers nibbled around the edges of a special session agenda but did not gobble up Gov. Jim Justice’s main entree, a proposed 5% personal income tax cut, before adjourning until this coming Sunday evening.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Marshall Health Network (MHN) announces the launch of neuro-ophthalmology services, led by Christopher W. Burrell, M.D., the only neuro-ophthalmologist in southern West Virginia.