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MORGANTOWN, WV - Health sciences researchers and students gathered at WVU’s Erickson Alumni Center on Monday to celebrate their work and what it means for the state.

PRINCETON, WV - WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital will host its second annual community health fair on October 5 at Mercer Mall.

WHEELING, WV - September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month and one local official is sharing her knowledge on the subject and how you can educate yourself.

CHARLESTON, WV - An annual naloxone distribution event that started in 2020 with two West Virginia counties will expand to more than 30 states when it’s held this year on Sept. 26, but a co-founder of the event is most hopeful about what will happen in the days after that.

BECKLEY, WV - Beckley ARH Hospital will host “Breast Friends,” a lunch and learn honoring breast cancer survivors, Oct. 29 at Historic Black Knight Municipal Park.

CHARLESTON, WV - Obesity in the U.S., especially here in the Mountain State is a growing yet troubling trend.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Golfers stepped onto the green Monday to take a swing for a good cause – Hoops Family Children’s Hospital.

WELCH, WV - Uncertainty still remains for Welch Community Hospital after 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 close.

MORGANTOWN, WV - This week is National Child Passenger Safety Week, and to honor the occasion, a representative of the Governor’s Highway Safety Program visited Morgantown Monday to present an award to a local hospital employee.

WILLIAMSON, WV - The newly renovated Williamson Memorial Hospital has now received a license from the West Virginia Office of Health Facility Licensure & Certification, which will allow the facility to operate a 76-bed general hospital.

WHEELING, WV - A local doctor was recently recognized on a national level for her work.

CLARKSBURG, WV - The Nutter Fort Park hosted a Kidney Walk for the benefit of the National Kidney Foundation on Sunday, encouraging people to stay on top of their health.

KEYSER, WV - Lynda Dougherty, MD, FACS, FASCRS, owner of Deep Creek Colon & Rectal Surgery in Oakland, Maryland, is now performing colonoscopies at Potomac Valley Hospital.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute has been identified as a Carotid Care Quality Champion by the Society for Vascular Surgery® Vascular Quality Initiative® (SVS VQI) clinical registry recognition program.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Artificial intelligence-based technology may help WVU Medicine cardiologists more precisely treat atrial fibrillation (Afib) – an irregular and often rapid heart rhythm.

WESTON, WV - The sweet sound of bells have rung throughout the halls of the Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital Infusion Center because five patients recently completed their treatment journeys.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital enhances pulmonary services with three new interventional procedures, expanding access to respiratory care in rural West Virginia.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Every September, Marshall Health Network (MHN) joins the national movement to raise awareness about suicide prevention and mental health.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s substance use disorder crisis was put into sobering perspective for lawmakers this week.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health is pleased to announce that Dr. Krystal Atkinson, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Nursing Officer of Mon Health Medical Center and Chief Nursing Executive of Mon Health System, has been named a 2024 West Virginia Wonder Woman by WV Living Magazine.

CHARLESTON, WV - While kids across the state have been returning to school this month, health officials are taking this time to remind parents about the importance of ensuring their kids are up to date on their vaccinations.

HUNTINGTON, WV - September is Pediatric Oncology Month, a time to raise awareness about childhood cancer and recognize the children and families who face this life-altering diagnosis.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Medicine Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine is shining a light on the more than 250,000 Americans who are affected by pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive, irreversible scarring of the lungs for which there is no cure.

BECKLEY, WV - Two West Virginia University nursing students were honored on the Beckley campus at a special signing ceremony on Thursday, September 12, 2024.

GLEN DALE, WV - Marshall County Chamber of Commerce members learned the state of Marshall County is trending positively as long-term development projects in the area come to fruition.

BECKLEY, WV - ARH President and CEO Hollie Harris and ARH Vice President of External Affairs Rocky Massey recognized retired Beckley ARH employee John Ellison Tuesday during a luncheon in the hospital gymnasium.

MADISON, WV - Boone Memorial Health (BMH) is proud to announce its inclusion in Becker’s list of the top 350 cleanest hospitals in the United States.

ELIZABETH, WV - After playing a few rounds of bingo on a Thursday summer morning, Jackie Davis stayed around her table at the Wirt County Committee on Aging & Family Services’ senior center and socialized with some friends.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health is pleased to welcome Dr. Mehdi Farishta as an expert in pulmonary and sleep services.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Drug Free Moms & Babies (DFMB) Program has received national attention, with several mentions in the Task Force on Maternal Mental Health’s Report to Congress.