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

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

BRIDGEPORT, WV - Melinda Frazee, MD, is bringing a wealth of experience and community involvement as she becomes a member of WVU Medicine United Hospital Center’s medical staff, officials said.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The 6th annual Focus Forward conference, sponsored by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative (WVPEC) and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, is coming to the Morgantown Marriott Waterfront Place on March 27 beginning at 9 a.m.

CLARKSBURG, WV - Wings of Hope, a community-based non-profit, hosted their annual bingo fundraiser Sunday afternoon at the Harrison County Senior Center.

CHARLESTON, WV - Right after the Senate Health Committee chairman spoke passionately against a bill loosening vaccination requirements in some West Virginia schools, his colleagues passed the bill.

CHARLESTON, WV - After a couple of slow-motion days, senators and delegates passed a $4.996 billion budget described as a compromise between the chambers.

CHARLESTON, WV - Lawmakers introduced and passed a new version of a controversial unemployment bill on the final night of the regular legislative session, resulting in a vigorous debate about deciding on such a complicated, important policy right up against deadline.

MORGANTOWN, WV - A Constitutional amendment regarding euthanasia and a bill aimed at curbing youth vaping were among the pieces of legislation completing their journeys late Saturday, the last day of the legislative session.

CHARLESTON, WV - A Constitutional amendment regarding euthanasia and a bill aimed at curbing youth vaping were among the pieces of legislation completing their journeys late Saturday, the last day of the legislative session.

CHARLESTON, WV - A lot of bills that were widely discussed during the regular session didn’t make it to the finish line.

CHARLESTON, WV - HealthNet Aeromedical Services is announcing the $35.5 million investment of four new Airbus H135 helicopters to join its fleet.

CHARLESTON, WV - Providing residencies is a key to developing medical specialists in West Virginia.

MORGANTOWN, WV - As the health care industry wrestles with implementing more state-of-the-art technology, some facilities and leaders are at the leading edge, helping to chart the best pathway forward, with the goal of improving efficiency and patient outcomes.

WHEELING, WV - Mothers do not always get the necessities to take home after giving birth, but one organization has set out to change, leaving a generous donation to Wheeling Hospital.

CHARLESTON, WV - A trailblazing accountant, an up-and-coming attorney, a community-minded physical therapist and a recovery counselor who is in recovery herself — the four women chosen for the annual Charleston YWCA Women of Achievement Awards make up a diverse group.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - Wings of Hope Foundation at WVU Medicine United Hospital Center (UHC) recently received a $100 donation from Members of the American Legion Riders Post 31, $100 donation from The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 31, and $200 donation from The Sons of the American Legion Squadron 31, from Shinnston.

CHEAT LAKE, WV - A bald eagle suffering from an undetermined condition is in recovery after undergoing an MRI scan at the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute earlier this week.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Zelda Stein Weiss Cancer Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Ghulam Abbas to lead the Thoracic Surgery program.

CHARLESTON, WV - Healthcare providers, large and small, throughout West Virginia continue to deal with the impact created by the cyberattack on Change Healthcare.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers were named heroes and celebrated throughout the world. Unfortunately, as the years went on, vacancies within the healthcare field have grown.

CHARLESTON, WV - Here is a question West Virginia legislators always need to ask themselves, especially in the closing days of a session: Is it better to something or do nothing?

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia House of Delegates on Thursday adopted a bill to allow EMS responding to patients covered by private insurance in West Virginia to utilize a “treat-in-place” model, which would ensure they are paid for services rendered even if a patient is not admitted to a hospital for care.

CHARLESTON, WV - As the 2024 legislative session concludes, dozens of people who health providers say are ready for release remain indefinitely institutionalized at state mental hospitals.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has decided to give the legislative session one more day.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia has passed a new law aimed at protecting children from secondhand smoke.

HUNTINGTON, WV - When Luna was just two years old, she was diagnosed with acute leukemia.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Aetna Better Health of West Virginia awarded $900,000 to the St. Mary’s Center for Education (CFE) on Tuesday at the Center for Education.

PRINCETON, WV - WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital unveiled two new Obstetrics Triage Units to the media on Thursday, March 7th, 2024.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - Welcome back to UHC’s House Call on WDTV. Dr. Ali Merhe, urologist at UHC Urology, talks about risk factors of prostate cancer.