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WASHINGTON D.C. - It has been over a year since the FBI and Justice Department disclosed "Operation Nightingale," which cracked open a fake nursing degree scheme at three now-shuttered schools.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The 49th Annual Service Awards was held to honor employees of Mon Health Medical Center, Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital, Mon Health Medical Group, and The Village at Heritage Point on Thursday, April 11.

CHARLESTON, WV - More than 53,000 people are employed by hospitals in the Mountain State, representing the largest division of health care.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Science is a team sport, and a group of West Virginia University researchers with differing expertise and approaches are joining forces to seek a drug for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

BECKLEY, WV - In honor of National Donate Life Month, Beckley and Summers County ARH Hospitals will celebrate with flag raising ceremonies at each of their locations.

ELKINS, WV - Davis Medical Center will host a flag-raising ceremony Thursday in honor of Donate Life Month.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Telemedicine across the state of West Virginia has expanded greatly in the four years since the COVID-19 pandemic started, and officials hope the federal laws that have been relaxed since the pandemic stay that way.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The West Virginia University (WVU) Health System and the WVU Health Sciences Center today (April 16) named Christopher E. Mascio, M.D., the executive chair of the newly formed WVU Children’s Institute.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine Children’s continues to make bold strides in pediatric healthcare having administered the first dose of ELEVIDYS in West Virginia.

UNIONTOWN, PA - The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) recently awarded a $750,000 Area Development Grant to WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital for the purchase of medical equipment needed to reopen the Hospital’s Obstetrical Unit.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s Department of Health says the state’s initial implementation for the administration of whole blood on ambulances has so far been successful for two counties who have been utilizing the service after West Virginia became the first to roll out statewide protocols for it.

CHARLESTON, WV - Lawmakers asked a range of questions about the state’s level of funding for human services, building their cases for financial decisions that could come to a head during special session as soon as next month.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) Bureau for Medical Services announced they will start auditing Medicaid waiver providers on the American Rescue Plan Act (APRA).

WASHINGTON D.C. - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found no link between COVID vaccines and cardiac deaths among young people.

CHARLESTON, WV - April has been designated as alcohol awareness month, and Help4WV is working to raise awareness about responsible alcohol consumption and help those struggling with alcohol abuse in West Virginia.

HUNTINGTON, WV - More than 35 nurses at Cabell Huntington Hospital, a member of Marshall Health Network, have earned specialized credentials in lactation support to better care for nursing mothers.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Dr. Ghulam Abbas from Mon Health System joins First at 4.

CHARLESTON, WV - National Donate Life Month is in full swing, and CAMC Memorial Hospital is doing their part to honor those who have given the gift of life.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital held its 39th Annual Awards Banquet and Dance on Saturday, April 13th at Stonewall Resort to honor employees.

WHEELING, WV - WVU Medicine and A Special Wish Ohio Valley recently announced a formal partnership, linking the organization that grants wishes to those under 21 years old with life-threatening disorders with a health system that stretches throughout the Mountain State, including WVU Medicine Wheeling and Reynolds Memorial hospitals.

ELKINS, WV - Someone dies every 34 seconds of cardiovascular disease, making early detection of heart disorders, stroke and other disease critical.

PARKERSBURG, WV - The sun shone brightly upon WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center’s campus as officials honored those who give life through organ donation.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit McDowell, Logan, and Hancock 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, Monroe, Harrison, Marion, Pendleton, and Preston counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Lawmakers will return to Charleston this weekend for interim meetings, marking their first return to the state Capitol since the 2024 regular session wrapped last month.

CHARLESTON, WV - Families for the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) waiver in West Virginia say they hope lawmakers will revisit a 10 percent cut to the program that was approved during this year’s regular 60-day session.

CHARLESTON, WV - The man who helped to get Medicare and Medicaid through Congress was an old family friend who I got to talk with a few times as an adult.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Marshall Health Network (MHN) and its member hospitals will celebrate the vital role of laboratory staff during Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 14-20.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The venue couldn’t have been more appropriate, Eddie Campbell Jr. said Thursday.