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02/19/2024 - The Herald-Dispatch
ASHLAND, KY - The Cinema at Camp Landing will screen the premiere of “Ordinary Angels,” a film that celebrates the spirit of community and the resilience of the human spirit, set against the backdrop of the 1994 snowstorm that brought Louisville, Kentucky, to a standstill.
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02/19/2024 - Boone Memorial Health
MADISON, WV - February is American Heart Month, signaling a time for all healthcare institutions and providers to rally toward raising awareness about the number one cause of death in the United States – heart disease.
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02/19/2024 - The Weirton Daily Times
WELLSBURG, WV - A well-known local doctor has expanded his family medical practice at a new location at 1429 Commerce St.
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02/19/2024 - The Register-Herald
PRINCETON, WV - WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital will be opening an outpatient laboratory collection area at the front of the hospital adjacent to the main lobby.
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02/19/2024 - My Buckhannon
BUCKHANNON, WV - St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur will hold blood screenings on Saturdays in the spring.
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02/19/2024 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Phil Kabler
CHARLESTON, WV - “Moving us forward into the 18th century doesn’t seem to be a good thing to me.” — Delegate Mike Pushkin, D-Kanawha.
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02/16/2024 - The Dominion Post by: David Beard
CHARLESTON, WV - The House of Delegates held an extended debate on the topic of euthanasia on Thursday, advancing two resolutions on the topic.
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02/16/2024 - The Register-Herald
CHARLESTON, WV - Medicaid is the backbone of West Virginia’s health care infrastructure, with rural hospitals and providers relying on Medicaid reimbursements to stay afloat.
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02/16/2024 - West Virginia Watch by: Caity Coyne
CHARLESTON, WV - A bill to add more protections for people in recovery residences and promote accountability for those residences unanimously passed the House Committee on Health and Human Resources on Thursday.
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02/16/2024 - Mountain State Spotlight by: Erin Beck
CHARLESTON, WV - More than five years ago, West Virginians approved an anti-abortion ballot measure.
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02/16/2024 - Cumberland Times-News
KEYSER, WV - Rhea See, a board certified family nurse practitioner in the Mineral County Rural Health Clinic, recently gained an additional board certification as a psychiatric nurse practitioner.
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02/16/2024 - WBOY by: McKenna Galloway
KINGWOOD, WV - Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital began its annual food drive on Feb. 14 to support Preston County students and food pantries.
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02/16/2024 - The Inter-Mountain
BUCKHANNON, WV - St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon recognized National Wear Red Day on Feb. 2.
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02/16/2024 - WDTV
BRIDGEPORT, WV - Elizabeth Kanosky of the Rosenbaum Family House joined First at 4 on Thursday.
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02/16/2024 - WBOY
MORGANTOWN, WV - Lauren talks with Children's Miracle Network Champion Child 2024 Addison Schrock and Chief Administration Officer of West Virginia University Medicine Children's Amy Bush.
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02/15/2024 - MetroNews by: Brad McElhinny
CHARLESTON, WV - On Valentine’s Day, the House of Delegates passed a “Women’s Bill of Rights” that would codify the definitions of “man” and “woman” while assuring availability of single-sex spaces like restrooms and locker rooms.
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02/15/2024 - West Virginia Watch by: Lori Kersey
CHARLESTON, WV - Under a bill the state Senate passed Wednesday, doctors performing abortions in West Virginia would have to tell their patients about “perinatal hospice services” and medication abortion reversal, a controversial claim that people who change their mind after taking an abortion pill can take another medication to continue the pregnancy.
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02/15/2024 - The Herald-Dispatch by: Roger Adkins
CHARLESTON, WV - House Bill 4320, which was approved by the House of Delegates Thursday and now heads to the Senate, would enhance access to health records for patients and parents or guardians of minors.
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02/15/2024 - West Virginia Watch by: Nada Hassanein
CHARLESTON, WV - Until COVID-19, tuberculosis was the world’s deadliest infectious disease, killing about 1.5 million people annually.
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02/15/2024 - WDTV
BRIDGEPORT, WV - WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, February 12th, for its new central energy plant, marking a significant milestone in its ongoing multi-phase expansion project.
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02/15/2024 - WTRF by: Mary Flavin
MORGANTOWN, WV - Valentine’s Day, a holiday normally associated with love and hearts, but what about heart health?
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02/15/2024 - WVNews
MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital patient Addison Schrock, 10, of Acme, Pennsylvania, has been named the 2024 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® Champion Child for West Virginia.
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02/15/2024 - WVNews
MORGANTOWN, WV - Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Mingo, Boone, Kanawha, Clay, and Lewis counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.
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02/15/2024 - Marshall Health Network
HUNTINGTON, WV - Three Marshall Health Network leaders presented at the 37th Annual American Hospital Association (AHA) Rural Health Care Leadership Conference Feb. 11-14, in Orlando, Florida.
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02/15/2024 - The Record Delta by: Matt Harvey
BUCKHANNON, WV - WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital staff donated to the Lewis-Upshur Animal Shelter in honor of Valentine’s Day.
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02/15/2024 - WDTV
MORGANTOWN, WV - Brooke Maxwell is making a difference in patients’ lives at the Mon Health Cancer Center.
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02/15/2024 - WV Press Association by: Autumn Shelton
CHARLESTON, WV - The House Committee on Insurance and Banking advanced four bills on Tuesday, including one creating the Oral Health and Cancer Rights Act and one that would increase the amount of insurance funds that may be recovered by fire departments following a call-out.
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02/15/2024 - The Dominion Post by: David Beard
MORGANTOWN, WV - Here is a sampling of bills introduced Wednesday, Feb. 14. Local sponsors and cosponsors are noted.
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02/14/2024 - Mountain State Spotlight by: Allen Siegler
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia requires children in schools to be vaccinated, with no exceptions.
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02/14/2024 - West Virginia Watch by: Lori Kersey
CHARLESTON, WV - A House of Delegates committee on Tuesday advanced a bill that would exempt students attending public virtual school from the requirements of school-mandated immunizations.
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