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PRINCETON, WV - At the WVU Medicine-Princeton Community Hospital parking lot, an extraordinary event took place on Wednesday, September 4.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Positive COVID-19 cases in West Virginia have increased this past month due to what health officials are calling the “summer wave,” said Mikaela Earl, Cabell Huntington Health Department’s director of epidemiology.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Preston Primary Care – Fellowsville celebrated its 20th anniversary on Wednesday, August 21

CHARLESTON, WV - September is the month dedicated to helping prepare and educate people on what to do in the event a disaster strikes.

MORGANTOWN, WV - September is National Suicide Prevention Month and Sept. 8 is recognized as 988 Day to raise awareness about the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginians say access to childcare is a significant challenge for the state.

HUNTINGTON, WV - The interventional cardiology team at St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC), a member of Marshall Health Network, is pleased to announce the recent adoption of the Coroventis CoroFlow Cardiovascular System.

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

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

MORGANTOWN, WV - Each week throughout football season, Mountaineer GameDay will present a new interview hosted by a Kid Correspondent from WVU Medicine Children’s.

MORGANTOWN, WV - At a time when usage of smartwatches and rings has become more common, a West Virginia University human performance researcher points out heart rate variability — the time between heartbeats — the devices report is different from what would be recorded in a clinical setting.

HUNTINGTON, WV - The interventional cardiology team at St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC), a member of Marshall Health Network, is pleased to announce the recent adoption of the Coroventis CoroFlow Cardiovascular System.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Danielle Martin, owner of local sewing business Icelandic Ponies, recently made a donation of 20 handmade mastectomy pillows to the Mon Health Cancer Center in Morgantown.

PRINCETON, WV - The Vandalia Health Network has scheduled two pop-up FARMacies in Princeton and Beckley next week.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Engineer, Netflix series host, author and future astronaut Emily Calandrelli made a stop in her hometown of Morgantown on Tuesday to read to patients at WVU Medicine Children’s.

CHARLESTON, WV - This November, West Virginia voters will decide on a highly debated amendment aimed at formally prohibiting physician-assisted suicide in the state.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA-West Virginia) announced that West Virginia University Medicine will be host sponsor for the ATPA-West Virginia’s 2024 conference Sept. 7-8 at The Embassy Suites in Charleston.

WEIRTON, WV - Those looking to this space for perspective on the pressing issues of the day may wonder why it contains yet another appeal for blood donors and support of the American Red Cross’s mission.

BUCKHANNON, WV - BlaineTurner Advertising (BTA), a marketing and public relations agency, announced that it, along with its clients Maryland Physicians Care (MPC) and WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital, were awarded the prestigious Award of Excellence at the 30th Annual Communicator Awards.

WHEELING, WV - WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital’s new Growing Hope program is cultivating a path to better health for oncology patients by providing them with free fresh produce from local farmers.

CLARKSBURG, WV - Celebrate Recovery from Clarksburg Baptist Church was at the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival Saturday, giving out free Narcan and spreading awareness of the fight against opioid abuse on International Overdose Awareness Day.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital welcomed its fifth class of Project SEARCH interns Monday (Aug. 26).

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Cancer Institute will hold its annual Pink Party to benefit the Bonnie’s Bus Mobile Mammography Unit from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, at the GOAT Country Roads Pub, formerly known as Cosmo, in Suncrest Towne Centre in Morgantown.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute are adding four new surgeons to their cardiac and thoracic surgery teams.

KINGWOOD, WV - Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital is proud to announce the recertification of its Cardiac Rehabilitation Program by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).

MORGANTOWN, WV - September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, and Mon Health is taking the time to highlight the importance of regular screenings, vaccination and education to reduce risk of disease.

CHARLESTON, WV - As updated COVID-19 vaccines become available in pharmacies and clinics around the country, local health officials in West Virginia say they’re waiting for word from the state and federal governments about whether they’ll have help providing doses for uninsured and underinsured residents.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s substance abuse epidemic (and, according to some public health officials, lawmakers’ response to it) has led to an increase in the number of HIV cases here as well.

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

CHARLESTON, WV - Jeremiah Samples didn’t mince words.