NewsScan

HUNTINGTON, WV - Proceeds from sales of a new children’s book will benefit Hoops Family Children’s Hospital.

OAK HILL, WV - CAMC Plateau Medical Center held a special event in Oak Hill in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month the evening of Thursday, October 5, 2023.

MORGANTOWN, WV - For well over a decade – closer to two – J.R. Toothman, president of Toothman Ford Auto Dealership, and his family, have had a huge impact on the success of WVU Medicine Children’s.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - Dr. Davisson Wriston, who specializes in rheumatology, comes home to practice at United Hospital Center after completing an internal medicine residency at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania, and most recently completing his rheumatology fellowship at West Virginia University.

MARTINSBURG, WV - In an effort to give back to participants and their families, Berkeley County’s Recovery Resource Center hosted their third annual Fall Recovery Festival on Friday, featuring food, guest speakers and a wide array of community resources for those still on the path to recovery.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Three large Huntington-based health care operations are coming together to form what’s being called the Marshall Health Network.

MORGANTOWN, WV - A new option will be available this fall for Medicare-eligible West Virginians through the insurer Peak Health.

CHARLESTON, WV - The $801,797.00 in federal grant funds announced by Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday will provide core services, direct intervention, and related assistance to victims of sexual violence at the state’s 12 regional rape crisis centers.

CHARLESTON, WV - When you come to a hospital in central or southern West Virginia, your providers may include doctors, nurses, radiology techs, ultrasound technicians, pharmacists, phlebotomists and other health care professionals.

CHARLESTON, WV - The governor of West Virginia has yet to get the latest COVID-19 shot, but he's thinking about it.

CLARKSBURG, WV - Highland-Clarksburg Hospital received a significant grant Thursday afternoon that will be used to fund the opening of a new unit for voluntarily admitted patients.

KEYSER, WV - Dr. Gabriel E. Yacob has been named director of the Integrative Pain Management Center at Potomac Valley Hospital.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV - Jefferson County Community Ministries (JCCM) held its groundbreaking ceremony for “The Neighbor Project” at 214 Racetrack Street in Ranson, on September 28.

ELKINS, WV - The Mountain Loggers Group hosted its annual Ted Harriman Memorial Log-A-Load for Kids Auction Thursday at Newlons International Sales on the Beverly Five-Lane.

BRUSH FORK, WV - Local senior residents are getting a chance to check out what services are offered and also have a little fun.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Federal lawmakers only have until Nov. 17 to devise another plan to prevent a government shutdown.

BECKLEY, WV - An event held in Beckley on Wednesday made it possible for folks to check in on their health now rather than having to check into a hospital in the future.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine recognized more than 100 of its employees during a special event Wednesday afternoon at Milan Puskar Stadium.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - Bridgeport emergency responders were able to hone their skills Wednesday evening as they partnered with the North Central West Virginia Airport to host an emergency response drill.

TEAYS VALLEY, WV - Screen2Intervene mammograms will be offered at the CAMC Breast Center in Charleston and CAMC Teays Valley Hospital in Hurricane from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7.

PETERSBURG, WV - The Grant County Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS) began celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month with the signing of a proclamation and Grant County commissioners proclaiming October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

MORGANTOWN, WV - On Sept. 25, Mon Health’s Progressing through Postpartum Program (P3) was awarded a $50,000 grant through the Highmark Bright Blue Futures Awards program.

PARKERSBURG, WV - The Mid-Ohio Valley Heart Walk will be held 5 p.m. today at City Park.

WHEELING, WV - Demolition work is set to begin this week on the former Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, West Virginia in order to construct a new regional cancer center for WVU Medicine.

HUNTINGTON, WV - After 27 years, Steve McCormick still remembers the last night he worked on an ambulance.

MORGANTOWN, WV - This fall, Medicare-eligible West Virginia residents will be able to enroll in a new Medicare Advantage plan through insurer Peak Health, with officials in the company saying the plan is specifically designed to aid state seniors.

NEW YORK - Amid the rise in financial fraud and scams that target older adults, a new study found that many more individuals are vulnerable to them than presently recognized, posing serious public health and economic threats to society.

FAIRMONT, WV - WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center will be hosting a Salvation Army Angel Tree this holiday season.

PETERSBURG, WV - Nationally, only 6% of people who try to quit smoking for the first time succeed.

BLUEFIELD, WV - No, your eyes are fine. That’s really a pink ambulance, and it’s getting the message out during Breast Cancer Awareness Month and beyond.