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02/12/2024 - Becker's Hospital Review by: Cameron Cortigiano
WASHINGTON D.C. - Healthgrades released its top 74 hospitals for vascular surgery in 2024.
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02/12/2024 - American Lung Association
CHARLESTON, WV - The recently released 22nd annual "State of Tobacco Control" report is not just about the data; it’s a call to action.
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02/12/2024 - WVNews by: Daisy Gibbons
LEWISBURG, WV - The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine will expand its degree portfolio next academic year, offering a new Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences degree program.
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02/12/2024 - The Dominion Post by: David Beard
MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Heart & Vascular Center’s electrophysiology program is the first and only such program in the state to receive the American College of Cardiology electrophysiology accreditation.
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02/12/2024 - The Dominion Post by: Jim Bissett
MORGANTOWN, WV - Guests checking in Saturday morning at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place just had to look over, as they jockeyed their suitcases and garment bags to the front desk for their stay.
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02/12/2024 - The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, WV - The 20th annual WVU Medicine Children’s Gala welcomed supporters to the City of Lights Saturday to raise money for the children’s hospital.
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02/12/2024 - The Herald-Dispatch
HUNTINGTON, WV - Cabell Huntington Hospital has been named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for 2024 by Healthgrades.
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02/12/2024 - WTAP by: Sarah Coleman
PARKERSBURG, WV - WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center held their annual Women’s Heart Luncheon during Heart Month on Friday.
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02/12/2024 - WCHS
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV - Thomas Memorial Hospital on Friday launched a shuttle service for patients and visitors at its South Charleston location.
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02/12/2024 - Times West Virginian by: Eric Cravey
MORGANTOWN, WV - During his career, Dr. Ryan McCarthy has learned that by becoming a better listener, he can have more empathy and that having more empathy for his patients translates into healthier people.
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02/12/2024 - WTAP by: Jacob Krantz
PARKERSBURG, WV - Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, targets the organ that breaks down and digests food.
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02/12/2024 - The Record Delta by: Noah Jeffries
BUCKHANNON, WV - After being gone for a decade, a major Upshur County event is finally coming back.
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02/09/2024 - Charleston Gazette Mail 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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02/09/2024 - West Virginia Watch by: Caity Coyne
CHARLESTON, WV - The 2024 regular legislative session is halfway over, leaving lawmakers with just 30 days to consider the passage of more than 2,200 proposed bills that have been introduced so far.
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02/09/2024 - Mountain State Spotlight by: Henry Culvyhouse
CHARLESTON, WV - When Max Varney was growing up in Mingo County, he had it rough.
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02/09/2024 - The Inter-Mountain
CHARLESTON, WV - In a state struggling with a substance abuse epidemic as vicious as the one that has gripped West Virginia for more than a decade, the challenges seem endless.
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02/09/2024 - WDTV by: D'Andre Lewis
BRIDGEPORT, WV - The first black to graduate from a united states medical school was David Jones Peck.
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02/09/2024 - The Garrett County Republican by: Brenda Ruggiero
MTN. LAKE PARK, MD - When David Wildesen of Mtn. Lake Park received a new kidney last month, he was the 100th organ transplant recipient for WVU Medicine and the WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance.
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02/09/2024 - The Dominion Post by: Jim Bissett
MORGANTOWN, WV - Alex, an outwardly genial 66-year-old wearing a ballcap emblazoned with the “M” of Morgantown High School, was reclining on an exam table, politely considering every medical query tossed his way.
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02/09/2024 - Mon Health
MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Heart & Vascular Center kicked off February’s “Heart Month” with a Go Red for Women Breakfast on Friday, February 2.
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02/09/2024 - WTOV by: Jaime Baker
BELMONT COUNTY, OH - As heart month continues, so does NEWS9’s mission to spread awareness about cardiovascular disease, especially in women.
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02/09/2024 - Connect Bridgeport
CLARKSBURG, WV - The 64th UHC Holly Ball took place Sat., Feb. 4 at The Morris in downtown Clarksburg.
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02/09/2024 - WVNews by: John Mark Shaver
Marion Co., West Virginia, Chamber, Fairmont Medical Center 'Go Red' to promote women's heart health
FAIRMONT, WV - According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease takes the life of a woman every 80 seconds.
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02/09/2024 - The Herald-Dispatch
HUNTINGTON, WV - The Huntington Museum of Art’s 2024 Museum Ball Presented by Marshall Health Network begins at 6 p.m. Feb. 24 and continues until 11 p.m.
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02/09/2024 - The Herald-Dispatch by: Destiney Dingess
HUNTINGTON, WV - Bids for a new EMS station will go out next month, the Cabell County Emergency Medical Services Director Gordon Merry said at Thursday’s Cabell County Commission meeting.
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02/08/2024 - Becker's Hospital Review
WASHINGTON, DC - On Feb. 6, U.S. News & World Report released its latest rankings for the best online master's in nursing programs, with University of South Carolina topping the list.
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02/08/2024 - Becker's Hospital Review by: Kelly Gooch
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. News & World Report has ranked the best jobs without a bachelor's degree requirement that yield the highest earning potential, including those in healthcare.
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02/08/2024 - The Inner-Mountain
BRIDGEPORT, WV - During National Unclaimed Property Day, State Treasurer Riley Moore visited Bridgeport on Feb. 1 to present an unclaimed property check worth nearly $30,000 to benefit WVU Medicine United Hospital Center.
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02/08/2024 - WVNews by John Mark Shaver
Marion Co., West Virginia, Chamber, Fairmont Medical Center 'Go Red' to promote women's heart health
FAIRMONT, WV - According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease takes the life of a woman every 80 seconds.
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02/08/2024 - The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, WV - There’s a common malapropism: “It’s not rocket surgery” — an often unintentional mashing of the idioms “It’s not rocket science” and “It’s not brain surgery.”
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