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CHARLESTON, WV - As respiratory illnesses continue to evolve through the fall season, the West Virginia Department of Health (DH) is urging residents to remain vigilant against flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

MORGANTOWN, WV - The Mon Health Medical Center Auxiliary is pleased to announce its 60th Anniversary Ball of the Year in support of a million-dollar endowment fund for the Caring Cottage at Mon Health Medical Center, a patient-family stay house on the hospital’s campus.

WILLIAMSON, WV - Williamson Memorial Hospital is celebrating its recent reopening.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and the WVU School of Pharmacy are launching a Heart Failure Community Pharmacy-Provider Collaborative Care Network to improve heart failure care throughout the state.

CHARLESTON, WV - If you have questions and concerns about health care coverage options in the Mountain State, this event is for you.

BUCKHANNON, WV - WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital recognizes Malnutrition Awareness Week September 16 through 20.

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

MADISON, WV - Boone Memorial Health’s annual Health Fair has a brand-new name, a new location, and a reimagined guest experience!

CHARLESTON, WV - State officials today described a promising reduction in overdose fatalities across West Virginia, aligning with national trends.

WHEELING, WV - Next Thursday, residents all across the area will walk to bring awareness to heart disease, the #1 leading cause of death in the U.S.

WELCH, WV - Last week it was announced by the cabinet secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health Facilities, Michael Caruso, that the operating room at Welch Community Hospital would be closing.

WHEELING, WV - WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital officially opened its St. Clairsville Rehabilitation Services facility.

RIPLEY, WV - An introduction and a presentation bookended the Ripley City Council meeting on September 17.

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

PARKERSBURG, WV - Ticket sales end Thursday for the Vegas-themed gala of the Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley scheduled from 5-8 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Parkersburg Art Center.

CLARKSBURG, WV - Healthy Minds-Clarksburg, part of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, is leading Harrison County’s efforts on Save a Life Day 2024, the nation’s largest free naloxone distribution event.

CHARLESTON, WV - The Democratic candidate for governor said today that he would support legalizing marijuana for adult recreational use.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Medical Center is pleased to announce that Dr. Jaschar Shakuri-Rad, Urologist, Medical Director of Robotic Surgery, Medical Director of Medical Specialties, and Master Robotic Surgeon, performed his 100th urologic single port procedure using the da Vinci Single Port (SP) system by Intuitive.

CHARLESTON, WV - With a deadline that isn’t until early next month, the West Virginia First Foundation already has significant interest for an initial round of grants meant to help the state combat the effects of drug addiction.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The Mon Health Medical Center Auxiliary is collaborating with the Skin Cancer Foundation to provide free skin cancer screenings in Morgantown on Saturday, Sept. 21 on the Destination Healthy Skin bus.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Some states and hospital systems have updated their policies on drug testing for pregnant women and newborns, aiming to better support patients’ treatment and recovery from substance use disorder and combat racial disparities in testing and reporting.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine Children’s patients are hitting the highway for Bristol Motor Speedway to watch AM Racing’s Christian Rose.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Beth Carlson, WVU Medicine's vice president of revenue cycle, described the Morgantown, W.Va.-based system's approach to payer denials with two words "fail fast."

HUNTINGTON, WV - Coaches, athletic directors, administrators and medical professionals gathered on Thursday at the Charleston Coliseum theater to discuss concussions, including how to identify and treat them.

CLARKSBURG, WV - West Virginia is one of 32 states participating in the nationwide Save a Life Day coming up on September 26th.

CHARLESTON, WV - One of CAMC’s core values is “service with compassion.”

CHARLESTON, WV - This Sept. 26, people in Kanawha County are coming together to save lives by taking part in Save a Life Day — a national day of free naloxone events.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The penultimate ARCA Menards Series short track race of the year at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway will feature a fiery new paint scheme with AM Racing and driver Christian Rose partnering with WVU Medicine Children’s for Thursday night’s Bush’s Bean 200.

CHARLESTON, WV - Stakeholders of the West Virginia First Foundation convened virtually Tuesday to discuss their next steps as the nonprofit organization works toward its first grant awards from opioid settlement funds.

ELKINS, WV - Vandalia Health’s Davis Health System celebrated two new collaborative initiatives to bring specialized cardiology and telemedicine programs close to home for patients across the region at a ribbon-cutting celebration Tuesday.