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CHARLESTON, WV - The House Finance Committee advanced a bill that would provide $2 million to West Virginia University for medical research into using ultrasound technology to treat eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder.

CHARLESTON, WV - State Senator Mike Caputo has proposed a measure he believes could solve the Public Employees Insurance Agency woes, but the state would first have to legalize recreational marijuana use.

CHARLESTON, WV - On this episode of The Legislature Today, we’re now a third of the way through the 60-day state legislative session.

CHARLESTON, WV - The Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollments are hitting a record 21.3 million this year, with West Virginia reaching an 80.2 percent increase in enrollment at approximately 51,046 people who now have ACA healthcare coverage in the state.

CHARLESTON, WV - A bill to make it clear in West Virginia law that references to women and girls means biological women and girls and not transgender women and girls has the support of Gov. Jim Justice.

CLARKSBURG, WV - New data from the Center for Disease Control and America’s Health Rankings has placed West Virginia at the very top when it comes to how much of its population smokes.

WASHINGTON D.C. - High-volume pediatric heart surgery centers do not always achieve the best outcomes, according to new research presented at STS 2024, the annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS).

BECKLEY, WV - Beckley ARH Hospital has named Todd Howell as CEO effective Jan. 29.

HUNTINGTON, WV - As part of their commitment to the health and well-being of all they serve, Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH) and St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC), members of Marshall Health Network, are pleased to provide the following events and screenings for the community in February.

WESTON, WV - Mon Health System is celebrating “Heart Month” throughout February and highlighting its nationally recognized and accredited Heart & Vascular Center.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Chris Hoffman has been named vice president of oncology services for Marshall Health Network (MHN).

MORGANTOWN, WV - The membership of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) yesterday (Jan. 29) elected Vinay Badhwar, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C., executive chair of the West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute, as a second vice president of the STS board at its annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Medicine Children’s Birthing Center set a record for the most births in one year with 2,611 deliveries in 2023.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia is considering a new law that might make all drug testing strips legal.

CHARLESTON, WV - A Forbes Advisor analysis of drug abuse, lifestyle habits and chronic disease has determined West Virginia is the most unhealthy state in the union.

MORGANTOWN, WV - West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute has been on the leading edge of research to provide treatment for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia for the past six years.

WASHINGTON D.C. - It’s the most common type of dementia, according to the National Institutes of Health, and a new study suggests a simple blood test that screens for Alzheimer’s disease may be a step closer to reality.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Recorded live at the 11th Annual Becker’s Healthcare CEO + CFO Roundtable, this episode features Dr. Sharda Udassi, Associate Chief Quality Officer at WVU Medicine.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - The “WVU Center for Integrative Pain Management” is the first group in the area to use a new pain reliving implant from Medtronic.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - A new program has been announced today that will help nursing students at West Virginia University’s Keyser Campus receive financial assistance for both their degree and post-college work today.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital has been recognized by the American Red Cross as a Premier Blood Partner, a prestigious honor for their support of the community and national blood supply.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The “WVU Medicine Children’s Birthing Center” in 2023 has set the record for the most births in a year.

CHARLESTON, WV - The holidays are behind us and it’s all over but the shoutin!

MORGANTOWN, WV - Dr. Vinay Badhwar, executive chair of the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI), and other HVI providers recently completed a humanitarian heart surgery mission trip to Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston, Jamaica, providing care for children and young adults with rheumatic valve diseases.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine Orthopaedics saw a record-setting 600-plus patients in 2023 for its office-based, wide-awake hand and upper extremity surgery program, which is also celebrating its fifth anniversary.

WHEELING, WV - Demolition on the former Ohio Valley Medical Center continues as a crane and several construction vehicles can be spotted near the remnants of the building.

CHARLESTON, WV - The state of health care in West Virginia is a complex and nuanced issue riddled with challenges and compounded by policy decisions, environmental and socioeconomic factors beyond the control or scope of health care professionals themselves.

CHARLESTON, WV - Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates passed four bills in the first full week of the regular legislative session:

CHARLESTON, WV - The House of Delegates defeated a bill Thursday that would have allowed DNA to be collected by police from those arrested for some felony crimes.

CHARLESTON, WV - A new bill has been passed in the House of Delegates. The bill, known as HB 4595, allows a special committee to have private meetings.