NewsScan

MORGANTOWN, WV - Lauren Winans spoke with Dr. Jeffrey Lancaster, associate chief medical officer, at the WVU Medicine Children’s Gala about the event’s purpose and his role at the hospital.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Heat & Vascular Center’s Dr. Krishna Kishore Bingi performed the first patient implant of the new WATCHMAN FLX™ Pro Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device in West Virginia on March 6, 2024.

WEBSTER COUNTY, WV - Webster Memorial Hospital is excited to announce the upcoming opening of its Orthopedic Outreach Clinic at The Cowen Clinic in March.

LEXINGTON, KY - A cursory search of the internet lists Hollie Harris as the “first-ever female” chosen to lead Appalachian Regional Healthcare.It’s a true descriptor, but not one Harris gives much thought.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Monongalia and Preston 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 Greenbrier, Nicholas, Clay, and Upshur counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.

CHARLESTON, WV - Jim Kaufman, President & CEO of WVHA joins Studio 3.

CHARLESTON, WV - The Senate Health Committee advanced a bill that loosens some of West Virginia’s school vaccination requirements, with the chairman saying he wouldn’t have run it if he’d had a choice about it.

CHARLESTON, WV - A bill to prohibit the doxxing of health care workers and their families is on its way to Gov. Jim Justice’s desk this week following approval from the House of Delegates on Wednesday.

CHARLESTON, WV - Senate Judiciary chair Charles Trump spent several minutes explaining the minutiae of a 55-page, much-amended booze bill on Wednesday.

CHARLESTON, WV - Legislation dubbed as a “Women’s Bill of Rights” is advancing in the final week of the legislative session.

LEWISBURG, WV - If you think pulmonologists always focus on a patient’s lungs, you’d be wrong.

CHARLESTON, WV - While issues like arming teachers and school discipline have sucked air out of the room this session, education funding snapped into sharp focus last week as West Virginia lawmakers hashed out the state budget.

CHARLESTON, WV - The flu season in West Virginia is taking longer to end this year.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Responding to new research on the rising incidence of colorectal cancer among younger adults, some states are trying to boost public awareness of the deadly disease with a focus on Black and rural residents.

GHENT, WV - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has begun the application process for grants to help rural residents of the Mountain State.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Colorectal cancer is one of the most deadly cancers in the United States, but it’s also highly preventable. This March, the WVU Cancer Institute encourages everyone to learn more about CRC and take charge of their colon health.

MORGANTOWN, WV - As part of Read Across America Week, volunteers and characters from PBS visited more than 20 patients at WVU Medicine Children’s on Wednesday.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Heat & Vascular Center’s Dr. Krishna Kishore Bingi performed the first patient implant of the new WATCHMAN FLX™ Pro Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device in West Virginia on March 6, 2024.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health System and West Virginia Junior College (WVJC) entered into a partnership in April 2022 to create the WVJC School of Nursing at Mon Health, serving healthcare needs of North Central West Virginia.

PARKERSBURG, WV - The West Virginia Art Education Association (WVAEA) is recognizing the talented K-12 artists and educators from across the state of West Virginia for their outstanding participation in the WVAEA State Youth Art Month Exhibit.

CHARLESTON, WV - With just a few days left in the legislature, there is a real push at the 11th hour to save West Virginia millions of dollars on what it pays for prescription drugs for state employees.

CHARLESTON, WV - As an owner of a child care facility and a passionate advocate for early childhood education, I was concerned to learn that the West Virginia House of Delegates passed House Bill 5105.

CHARLESTON, WV - Even though abortion is almost completely banned in West Virginia and only a tiny number were performed last year, lawmakers continue to push for laws dissuading people from having the procedure.

CHARLESTON, WV - Proposed reform to increase oversight of sober living homes appears to have lost momentum in the West Virginia Legislature.

MINGO COUNTY, WV - In rural Mingo County, access to timely medical care will soon be closer than ever, with the reopening of Williamson Memorial Hospital.

CHARLESTON, WV - “Merging these two boards will do irreparable harm to the osteopathic profession.”

MORGANTOWN, WV - The Mon Health Heart & Vascular team at Mon Health Medical Center performed its first pulsed field ablation (PFA) to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib) using the FARAPULSETM PFA System.

CHARLESTON, WV - The Vandalia Health Network is thrilled to announce the upcoming "Innovating for a Healthier Tomorrow" conference slated for May 17th, 2024.

BEAVER, WV - Sarah Dorsey has been working towards helping others for years.