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CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Health is hosting the West Virginia EMS for Children Pediatric Symposium from September 30 to October 2, 2024, at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Mount Hope.

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV - Leslie Lawson has been named COO of South Charleston, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, effective Sept. 30.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute has been recognized by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Vascular Testing Accreditation Milestone Program for their years of consistent dedication to highest levels of quality.

LEXINGTON, KY - Appalachian Regional Healthcare has named Maggie Creech as Assistant Vice President of Employment Law.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health’s Digestive Care team provides a wide range of advanced digestive care services to patients across the region, offering minimal wait times and quick results.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hospitals are facing questions about why they denied care to pregnant patients and whether state abortion bans have influenced how they treat those patients.

MORGANTOWN, WV - An innovative WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital career training program designed to prepare participants for a high-demand healthcare career in surgical technology is now accepting applications to its 2025 cohorts.

CHARLESTON, WV - We West Virginians need to lose some weight.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - WVU Medicine United Hospital Center held a ribbon cutting and dedication for its new $7.9 million Intermediate Unit on Tuesday, highlighting a new part of the hospital that will be critical in caring for patients.

CHARLESTON, WV - Health insurance prices are higher in West Virginia than any other state — by a lot.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine has been highlighted for its participation in the American Thoracic Society’s (ATS) Vaccine Initiative, which aims to increase COVID-19, influenza and routine vaccination rates among high-risk patients nationally, specifically adults with respiratory conditions.

OHIO COUNTY, WV - A bid was placed at Monday's Ohio County Board of Education meeting for a possible health clinic to be added at Madison Elementary School.

MORGANTOWN, WV - LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Barbour, Tucker, and Preston counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - Shingles comes from the same virus that causes chickenpox. Although there is no cure, it can be prevented and treated.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House passed a bipartisan bill Tuesday evening to streamline Medicaid enrollment for pediatric providers that would also increase reporting requirements for certain 340B providers.

BECKLEY, WV - A record $311,000 was raised during this year’s “Dancing With the Stars” fundraiser, culminating Friday night with the competition itself at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center.

HUNTINGTON, WV - September is Suicide Prevention Month.

CHARLESTON, WV - Local health care providers say it’s time to add a new item to your to-do list as cold and flu season approaches: get vaccinated.

PARKERSBURG, WV - The Mid-Ohio Valley Medical Group at WVU Medicine Camden Clark will be the host site for a new, groundbreaking cancer screening in partnership with GRAIL LLC, the WVU Cancer Institute and the WVU Department of Family Medicine.

CHARLESTON, WV - While the data is preliminary, West Virginia appears to be following a national trend in the drop of drug overdose deaths since its peak during the COVID-19 pandemic.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Lincoln, Kanawha and Preston counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.

MOUNDSVILLE, WV - 7News had a visit on Thursday from a remarkable little boy with a big smile and boundless energy.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - WVU Medicine United Hospital Center held its Aspiring Nurse Signing Ceremony Friday afternoon, celebrating the 17 nursing students joining the program.

MORGANTOWN, WV - U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced 11 funding awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for health care education; facility construction, acquisitions and renovations; and treatment resources in West Virginia.

BUCKEYE, WV - Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., announced that $6 million in federal funding will be coming to the Pocahontas Memorial Hospital.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Becker's has compiled a list of the hospitals with a CMS five-star rating for care transitions.

MADISON, WV - In celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Boone Memorial Health is pleased to announce that routine mammogram screenings will again be offered half-price throughout the month of October for eligible patients.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Much has been stated about the protective nature of soft shell add-ons, such as guardian cap.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Becker's asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share the next steps in their technological journey.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Cancer Institute is part of a collaborative effort led by the Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center, along with six other National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers to offer the Certificate in Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) Program, beginning this fall.