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ELKINS, WV - Davis & Elkins College has partnered with Vandalia Health Davis Medical Center to provide a scholarship for current employees and families to attend D&E.

MORGANTOWN, WV - For nearly 30 years it was the nerve center of Monongalia County’s emergency response system.

CHARLESTON, WV - Recently, I testified before the West Virginia House Committee on Health and Human Resources about Senate Bill 460 which would weaken our childhood immunization laws for child care and school entry.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Vandalia Health convened its annual Leadership Summits this week in Charleston and Weston, bringing together 400 leaders and board members from across the system’s northern and southern regions.

CHARLESTON, WV - A bill that would ban a list of food dyes and preservatives is headed back to the state Senate following a change made in the House of Delegates on Thursday.

MORGANTOWN, WV - With West Virginia’s increasing aging population and its standing as a top five state when it comes to the size of its elderly population, a new first-of-its-kind clinic is opening in Morgantown.

CHARLESTON, WV - Rural healthcare is crucial to West Virginia and one healthcare provider is advocating for bills to help improve the state’s hospital system.

HUNTINGTON, WV - March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, an annual reminder that spotlights one of the most common yet preventable cancers affecting millions worldwide.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Health has issued a notice that some West Virginia residents may have been exposed to measles at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, near Washington D.C.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Marshall Health Network-St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC) has been awarded the HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Accreditation Services.

CHARLESTON, WV - Charleston Area Medical Center continues to bring the most advanced medical technology to southern West Virginia. As a leader in robotic surgery, CAMC was one of the first hospitals in the region to use the new Da Vinci 5 robotic system.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Every cancer journey brings surprise twists and turns — even unexpected blessings.

CHARLESTON, WV - On March 11, the West Virginia legislature passed Senate Bill 456.

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

CHARLESTON, WV - A bill poised to pass the West Virginia Legislature would make 60% of items in grocery stories “illegal,” according to an organization representing the interests of the food and beverage industry.

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.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s Senate Health Committee advanced a bill called the State Sovereignty Act of 2025 to prevent the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum from having jurisdiction within West Virginia.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Efforts from the West Virginia University Office of Undergraduate Research to connect undergraduate students with research opportunities and faculty mentors are being recognized nationally by the Council on Undergraduate Research with its Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments.

BECKLEY, WV - Joey Preast was recently named Chief Operating Officer for Beckley ARH Hospital.

BECKLEY, WV - Angela Rivera has been named Chief Executive Officer/Chief Nursing Officer of Summers County ARH Hospital.

PARKERSBURG, WV - Funding awards totaling $276,000 given out to four different projects statewide to help them continue their efforts in combating the opioid epidemic.

MORGANTOWN, WV - As West Virginians prepare to “spring forward” an hour this Sunday, Vandalia Health is reminding the community about the dangers of drowsy driving and its potential impact on public health and safety.

MORGANTOWN, WV - West Virginia pharmacists could be granted a limited authority to write prescriptions under a bill working its way through the state Senate.

PRINCETON, WV - WVU Princeton Community Hospital was re-accredited by the DNV.

CHARLESTON, WV - The years-long effort to repeal the Certificate of Need process for healthcare facilities and equipment took a blow on Feb. 24, but not a fatal blow, according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital was welcomed to the family of service providers that will be housed in the multipurpose facility dubbed “the Bridge” to be erected on Bridgeport Exempted Village School District campus.

CHARLESTON, WV - Hospital leaders from across West Virginia will gather at the State Capitol on Thursday, March 13 for Hospital Day at the Legislature to discuss key legislative initiatives impacting hospitals and health care across the state.

MARIETTA, OH - As flu, COVID and other respiratory illnesses increase, Memorial Health System is advising people to take preventive measures, prioritize rest at home or seek medical attention elsewhere before heading to an emergency department.

MORGANTOWN, WV - March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

MORGANTOWN, WV - John Barnard, M.D., WVU Medicine urologist, has been designated as a Center of Excellence for the AMS 700™ Inflatable Penile Prosthesis (IPP) — a long-term treatment option for patients with erectile dysfunction (ED).