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09/30/2024 - WVNews by: Steven Allen Adams
CHARLESTON, WV - Nearly five months after first saying he would call lawmakers into a fall special session and nearly three months after calling for a 5% cut in personal income tax rates, Gov. Jim Justice issued the special session proclamation over the weekend for lawmakers to gavel in Monday.
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09/30/2024 - WV Press Association by: Dr. E. Gordon Gee
MORGANTOWN, WV - As a land-grant institution, West Virginia University’s purpose is to help people when it matters most.
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09/30/2024 - WVNews
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia's Nursing Workforce Expansion Program, initiated two years ago by Governor Jim Justice, has achieved significant results in addressing the state's nursing shortage.
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09/30/2024 - WVNews by: Matt Harvey
MORGANTOWN, WV - Seventeen-year-old pediatric patient Jamea Reese had been living with severe hypertension caused by complications from diabetes, kidney failure and a stroke.
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09/27/2024 - WV Press Association
CHARLESTON, WV - The Charleston Area Alliance has announced the participants of the Leadership Kanawha Valley Class of 2024-25.
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09/27/2024 - WVVA by: Robert Castillo
PRINCETON, WV - WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital is set to host an upcoming health fair at the Mercer Mall.
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09/27/2024 - WSAZ by: Summer Jewell
HUNTINGTON, WV - Heart health concerns are usually associated with older adults. Unfortunately, kids can have heart health issues, too.
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09/27/2024 - The Herald Dispatch
HUNTINGTON, WV - Huntington City Council District 1 representative Tyler Bowen has committed $50,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to Marshall Health Network Foundation, according to the City of Huntington.
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09/27/2024 - The West Virginia Daily News
LEWISBURG, WV - West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) alumni received national awards during the largest U.S. conference recognizing the osteopathic medical profession.
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09/27/2024 - MetroNews
CHARLESTON, WV - Emergency room visits because of bees are on the rise this year as we enter the autumn season.
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09/27/2024 - WTOV by: Claire O'Neil
WHEELING, WV - The Ohio Valley Heart Walk took place on Thursday at Wheeling Park celebrating 100 years of the American Heart Association.
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09/26/2024 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Brad Story
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia has one of the nation’s highest rates of drug overdose deaths.
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09/26/2024 - WTAP by: Logan Riggenbach
PARKERSBURG, WV - WVU Medicine Children’s and WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center is hosting a Children’s Day at Discovery World on Market.
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09/26/2024 - WVNews by: Leah Willingham
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s new drug czar has a very personal reason for wanting to end the state’s opioid crisis: He was once addicted to prescription painkillers himself.
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09/26/2024 - My Buckhannon
BUCKHANNON, WV - WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital will hold a ceremony for its Aspiring Nurses Program on Monday, September 30, at 1 p.m.
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09/26/2024 - Shelley Moore Capito
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced eight Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for education and research programs, facility construction and renovations, and healthcare treatment resources in West Virginia.
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09/26/2024 - CAMC
CHARLESTON, WV - Anthony Uy, MD, has served in many roles as CAMC and Vandalia Health — most recently as the Chief Medical Information Officer.
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09/26/2024 - West Virginia Watch by: Ellen Allen
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginians for Affordable Health Care (WVAHC) could not be happier to announce our annual summit.
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09/26/2024 - Mon Health
MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Medical Center is proud to honor Michelle Lilly, RN, as The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses recipient.
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09/26/2024 - West Virginia Watch by: Caity Coyne
CHARLESTON, WV - Life expectancy for West Virginians fell by nearly two years in 2021 compared to 2020, according to data released last month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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09/26/2024 - Marshall Health Network
HUNTINGTON, WV - Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH), St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC) and Rivers Health (RH), members of Marshall Health Network (MHN), have been recognized by Donate Life West Virginia for their commitment to educate employees and the community about the crucial need for organ, eye and tissue donation.
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09/26/2024 - WVNews
CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Health is hosting the West Virginia EMS for Children Pediatric Symposium from September 30 to October 2, 2024, at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Mount Hope.
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09/26/2024 - Becker's Hospital Review by: Kristin Kuchno
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV - Leslie Lawson has been named COO of South Charleston, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, effective Sept. 30.
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09/25/2024 - WVNews by: Matt Harvey
MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute has been recognized by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Vascular Testing Accreditation Milestone Program for their years of consistent dedication to highest levels of quality.
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09/25/2024 - ARH
LEXINGTON, KY - Appalachian Regional Healthcare has named Maggie Creech as Assistant Vice President of Employment Law.
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09/25/2024 - Mon Health
MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health’s Digestive Care team provides a wide range of advanced digestive care services to patients across the region, offering minimal wait times and quick results.
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09/25/2024 - The Associated Press by: Amanda Seitz
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hospitals are facing questions about why they denied care to pregnant patients and whether state abortion bans have influenced how they treat those patients.
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09/25/2024 - WVNews by: Matt Harvey
MORGANTOWN, WV - An innovative WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital career training program designed to prepare participants for a high-demand healthcare career in surgical technology is now accepting applications to its 2025 cohorts.
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09/25/2024 - MetroNews by: Hoppy Kercheval
CHARLESTON, WV - We West Virginians need to lose some weight.
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09/25/2024 - WVNews by: John Mark Shaver
BRIDGEPORT, WV - WVU Medicine United Hospital Center held a ribbon cutting and dedication for its new $7.9 million Intermediate Unit on Tuesday, highlighting a new part of the hospital that will be critical in caring for patients.
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