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CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia officials are applauding new statistics showing the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer has ticked up from 12% to 13%.

WASHINGTON D.C. - From using innovation to face challenges to moving into the "optimization stage," here is what three health system CFOs recently told Becker's they are most optimistic about in 2024:

KEYSER, WV - Students in the nursing program at the West Virginia University School of Nursing Keyser Campus, located at WVU Potomac State College, will soon have the opportunity to both secure financial assistance in attaining their degree and find meaningful employment in their field at Potomac Valley Hospital following graduation.

BECKLEY, WV - Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) proudly announces the expansion of its partnerships with organizations in the region dedicated to addiction recovery.

REEDSVILLE, WV - West Virginia University’s Equine Studies Program has donated $1,000 to the Rosenbaum Family House in Morgantown using funds raised through the equine program’s inaugural Ugly Christmas Sweater Horse Show last December.

MARTINSBURG, WV - A passion for design, partnered with a desire to empower people, has opened doors for local designer Vanessa Moxley.

CHARLESTON, WV - A closer look at emergency services across the Mountain State has uncovered a crisis that has been going on for years.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginians with intellectual and developmental disabilities such as low IQ, Down syndrome or autism continue to be confined in state-run psychiatric facilities even when some should be living independently in communities.

CHARLESTON, WV - While some of the legislation introduced so far in West Virginia’s regular legislative session is monstrosity masquerading as an effort to protect children, a couple of the ideas proposed by lawmakers really will make a difference and should receive serious consideration.

CHARLESTON, WV - Rural access to maternal care grows ever more challenging, with more than one-third of U.S. counties considered maternity care deserts, and according to a 2022 March of Dimes report, West Virginia received a failing grade for infant and maternal health.

CHARLESTON, WV - As drug overdose deaths have decimated West Virginians and their families, state lawmakers have consistently said they’re focused on curtailing the problem.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Major insurer Aetna has recognized 250 top medical facilities as Institutes of Quality for orthopedic care for Medicare patients.

PRINCETON, WV - Princeton Community Hospital recommends cervical cancer screenings and HPV vaccinations during Cervical Health Awareness month.

WEIRTON, WV - NEWS9 has received several inquiries during the past several days from viewers about an apparent computer breach at Weirton Medical Center.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Wedgewood Primary Care & Psychiatry is pleased to welcome Licensed Therapist, Jessica Garlow to its team of dedicated professionals.

CHARLESTON, WV - A bill advancing in the House of Delegates would expand access to testing the head of the WVU Cancer Institute described as the standard of care for oncology patients.

CHARLESTON, WV - Leadership West Virginia (LWV) announced the 2024 class of 56 established leaders from different sectors and regions of the state.

CHARLESTON, WV - As the West Virginia House of Delegates placed its version of the bill on its inactive calendar Tuesday, the Senate approved a bill that would exempt all drug testing strips from being categorized as drug paraphernalia in state code.

CHARLESTON, WV - Citing “no real solutions,” House lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to build a new facility for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

WHEELING, WV - Officials from WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital say we are at the peak of flu and COVID season and they want to remind you that not every illness requires a visit to the emergency room.

CHARLESTON, WV - For years, the overall health profile for West Virginians has not been what its residents would wish.

CHARLESTON, WV - Nearly 500 middle and high school students were at the State Capitol Tuesday raising awareness about the dangers of tobacco, along with the newest highly addictive threat to young people– vaping.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine is piloting an obesity management treatment program for eligible employees and covered family members.

PARKERSBURG, WV - WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center has been named among America’s 250 Best Hospitals for 2024 by Healthgrades for the second consecutive year.

BUCKHANNON, WV - West Virginia Wesleyan College and WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital are excited to announce the return of their annual fundraising Gala.

CHARLESTON, WV - The House of Delegates on Monday passed a couple elections bills unanimously with minimal discussion.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s babies and new mothers are at concerningly high risk of dying during and around childbirth.

PARKERSBURG, WV - Your vascular system is your body’s network of blood vessels.

CHARLESTON, WV - As of last month, more than 46,000 West Virginians had signed up for health insurance plans on the federal government’s marketplace Healthcare.gov, an increase from the approximately 27,000 who enrolled in the same time period last year.

CHARLESTON, WV - In West Virginia, where nearly a quarter of residents report using tobacco — the highest rate in the nation, per the Centers for Disease and Prevention — and lung cancer diagnosis rates outpace that of every other state, lawmakers have attempted for a decade to limit exposing children to secondhand smoke in vehicles.