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CHARLESTON, WV - As summer vastly approaches and as more people plan to spend time outdoors, it’s important to keep one thing in mind– the rise in tickborne illnesses.

CHARLESTON, WV - The CAMC Mobile Mammography Unit will be visiting the Cowen Clinic on Wednesday, May 28, offering mammography services and comprehensive medical care to eligible patients.

MADISON, WV - Boone Memorial Health (BMH) has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work® – the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention, and increased innovation.

CHARLESTON, WV - At its regular meeting Thursday evening, the Kanawha County Board of Education agreed to seek legal advice from independent counsel regarding Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive order on vaccinations.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Dr. Eva Patton-Tackett has been named Medical Director of Clinical Efficiency and Patient Flow at Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH).

CHARLESTON, WV - Senator Shelley Moore Capito led a hearing to examine financial priorities for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with several lines of questioning relating to West Virginia issues.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine held a signing ceremony Thursday (May 15) to welcome its third cohort of students selected to participate in its MedEd educational program and celebrated its first graduates.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center has become the first hospital in West Virginia to perform a single coordinated procedure using both the WATCHMAN FLX Pro and the FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) systems from Boston Scientific, offering advanced stroke prevention and rhythm control for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib).

HUNTINGTON, WV - Marshall Health Network (MHN) recognizes two leaders who have graduated from the West Virginia Hospital Association’s (WVHA) Hospital Leadership Academy.

MADISON, WV - Boone Memorial Health was honored to take part in the Women’s Wellness Luncheon that the Boone County Health Department and Wellpoint recently hosted to celebrate women’s health and well-being.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - There are periods of Hannah Lord’s life when her full-time job is doctors’ appointments.

BECKLEY, WV - From a nurse legend who began her ARH career in 1971 to a recent graduate whose professionalism and leadership have already made her a standout, Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) celebrated outstanding nursing professionals from across the healthcare system at its first annual Nursing Excellence Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 6, in Paintsville, KY.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia received welcome news last week with provisional data showing that overdose deaths in the state declined by 43.5% in the last year.

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

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Board of Education passed a resolution during its most recent meeting calling on state leaders to “stabilize” the Public Employees Insurance Agency.

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

MADISON, WV - Hard work has paid off for the staff of Boone Memorial Health!

HUNTINGTON, WV - Dr. Myron Lewis, family practice physician at HIMG, was awarded the United Hero Award by UnitedHealthcare.

HUNTINGTON, WV - In recognition of Hospital Week, Marshall Health Network (MHN) is celebrating employee anniversaries, many with more than 30 years of service.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Vandalia Health, WVU Medicine and WVU announced some honors and recognitions their respective systems recently received.

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV - WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals unveiled a new light therapy service that is now offered for the prevention and treatment of mouth sores in cancer therapy patients through the use of THOR Photobiomodulation.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Behind a tall wire fence at the intersection of Van Voorhis Road and Elmer Prince Drive, construction workers are prepping the ground for the construction of the WVU Eye Institute.

CHARLESTON, WV - “Do your own research!”

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU recently brought heart surgeons from across the country around the world to Morgantown to learn about a valve replacement technique developed at WVU and take it back with them to help their patients.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia has a high population of senior citizens, and those numbers don’t appear to be changing anytime soon.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The West Virginia University (WVU) Health System today announced the appointment of Thomas C. Marshall, M.D., as the inaugural president of the WVU Health System Medical Group.

CHARLESTON, WV - I’ll hand it to West Virginia lawmakers for being on the forefront of a national movement during the recent legislative session, and educating me while doing so.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - WVU Medicine United Hospital Center (UHC) has received the Environmental Excellence Award from Stryker’s Sustainability Solutions.

CHARLESTON, WV - Provisional data shows that overdose deaths in West Virginia declined by 43.5% in the last year.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Hospitals, which includes WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, Fairmont Medical Center, WVU Medicine Children’s, and their affiliated outpatient clinics, has received the Access Innovation Award from Patient Access Collaborative for its highly effective “No Show Initiative,” a forward-thinking strategy that significantly reduced missed appointments and expanded access to care across the system.