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A Daily Summary of Healthcare and Business News
10/24/2023 - WVNews by: Michael Lemley
CLARKSBURG, WV - Like other health risks, obesity is a cause of concern throughout the United States but is having a particular impact on West Virginia.
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10/24/2023 - The Hill by: Joseph Choi
WASHINGTON D.C. - The monoclonal antibody for preventing the respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, in infants is in short supply, and federal officials are advising doses be prioritized for those at the highest risk for severe illness, with the drug’s manufacturer saying demand has outpaced expectations.
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10/24/2023 - WTAP by: Chase Campbell
PARKERSBURG, WV - Everyone feels sad or anxious from time to time.
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10/24/2023 - WVNews
CHARLESTON, WV - The United States Drug Enforcement Agency is holding its next National Drug Take Back Day this Saturday.
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10/24/2023 - WDTV
BRIDGEPORT, WV - In this edition of the WVU Medicine Health Report, Dr. Majed Maalouf talks about microsurgical breast reconstruction.
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10/24/2023 - Charleston Gazette-Mail
CHARLESTON, WV - Dr. Sandeep Kashyap recently joined CAMC Thoracic Surgery, the hospital announced in a news release this week.
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10/24/2023 - Connect Bridgeport
MORGANTOWN, WV - LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Lewis, Randolph, Nicholas, and Marion counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.
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10/23/2023 - The State Journal by: John G. Miller
CHARLESTON, WV - The creation of Vandalia Health in September 2022 has “created an energy and excitement” that still resonates a year later through the growing healthcare system that now has 17 member facilities, three affiliates and 180 outpatient locations, according to the system’s leaders.
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10/23/2023 - WVNews
MORGANTOWN, WV - Three WVU Medicine specialties — geriatrics, palliative medicine, and hospice; trauma; and hospital medicine — are joining efforts to launch the outpatient Geri-Trauma Clinic at WVU Hospitals (WVUH) next month.
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10/23/2023 - Times West Virginian
FAIRMONT, WV - WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center will be hosting a Salvation Army Angel Tree this holiday season.
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10/23/2023 - WVNews by: Matt Harvey
MORGANTOWN, WV - Employees of WVU Hospitals gathered at the WVU Cancer Institute’s Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center today (Oct. 20) decked out in their pink and pearls for Pink Out Day in honor of National Mammography Day, the October observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the upcoming Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November.
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10/23/2023 - The Dominion Post by: David Beard
MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Medical Center continues to push the cutting-edge of robotic surgery with the employment of the Intuitive robotic surgery hub.
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10/23/2023 - WVVA by: Gailyn Markham
BECKLEY, WV - A local hospital in Raleigh County has freshened up one of its community resources.
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10/23/2023 - WVNews by: Michael Lemley
CLARKSBURG, WV - As West Virginia struggles to deal with high rates of a variety of health issues, such as obesity, a nonprofit organization in Harrison County has worked for years to promote healthy lifestyles.
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10/23/2023 - WVNews by: Jacob Martin
WESTON, WV - In February of 2006, Weston resident Debbie Davis received a rudimentary mammogram where she was happy to learn that she was cancer-free.
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10/23/2023 - Connect Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, WV - Kubra Bugdayli, MD, specializing in rheumatology, comes to United Hospital Center from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Rheumatic Diseases, Dallas, TX, where she completed her rheumatology fellowship.
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10/23/2023 - The Intelligencer by: Kim North
ST. CLAIRESVILLE, WV - A girls’ youth soccer team is learning about the dangers of breast cancer through their efforts to help a Monroe County woman.
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10/23/2023 - WVVA by: Gailyn Markham
PRINCETON, WV - On Friday, those with Princeton Community Hospital (PCH) helped Mercer County residents create healthy habits and left folks headed home with a better understanding of their well-being.
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10/23/2023 - Livability by: Cary Estes
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV - Athletes can find excellent orthopedic care in Charleston, Huntington and the rest of the Advantage Valley.
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10/23/2023 - WTRF by: Jake McGlumphy
WHEELING, WV - Several new moms and moms-to-be gathered at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital today, October 21, for its annual Community Baby Shower.
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10/23/2023 - Connect Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, WV - United Hospital Center (UHC) recently replaced its entire fleet of hospital inpatient beds with the advanced ProCuity® model by Stryker.
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10/23/2023 - The Intelligencer
WHEELING, WV - A Wheeling couple will be honored as West Virginia University’s Outstanding Alumni for 2023, as part of homecoming festivities this weekend in Morgantown.
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10/20/2023 - MetroNews by: Brad McElhinny
CHARLESTON, WV - The Public Employees Insurance Agency is considering significant premium increases for the coming year.
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10/20/2023 - Charleston Gazette-Mail
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia is at the bottom of a lot of national lists, when it comes to things like economic progress, physical and mental health, infrastructure and quality of life.
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10/20/2023 - The Parkersburg News & Sentinel by: Jess Mancini
CHARLESTON, WV - Findings in a study on long COVID may be promising for those with the persistent symptoms, the coronavirus adviser for the state of West Virginia said Thursday.
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10/20/2023 - WBOY by: Makayla Shindler
MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine announced in September that a new Medicare Advantage coverage option for West Virginia seniors would begin enrollment in October.
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10/20/2023 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Hoppy Kercheval
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s drug overdose mortality rate is the highest in the nation.
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10/20/2023 - CardiovascularBusiness by: Michael Walter
WASHINGTON D.C. - Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is associated with “excellent” long-term survival rates among low-risk patients, according to a new analysis published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
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10/20/2023 - Mon Health
MORGANTOWN, WV - On October 17, the Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Oncology Infusion and Vein Center celebrated its 10-year anniversary.
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10/20/2023 - Bluefield Daily Telegraph by: Greg Jordan
PRINCETON, WV - WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital (PCH) is offering the public free health screenings and information today at the Community Health Fair.
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