MORGANTOWN — WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital continues to take shape next to its neighbors – Ruby Memorial Hospital and the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute – and […]
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Healthy smiles day
Mon Health Dept. Dentistry holds second free cleaning event Newsroom@DominionPost.com Barbara Garcia waited nervously at Monongalia County Health Department for her first dental appointment in about 20 […]
Justice and team offer more tidbits on vaccine rollout in West Virginia
MORGANTOWN — The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in West Virginia sometime Dec. 10-12, Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday. The Moderna vaccine – which is […]
WVU Medicine transplant team performs state’s first dual heart-kidney transplant
MORGANTOWN — Nark Kumaravelan of Fairmont has special reason to give thanks this holiday season. On Nov. 19, he received the first dual organ transplant in West […]
Many local legislators favor special session to put teeth into statewide mask order
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice admitted again last week that his statewide mask order is essentially unenforceable because he can’t enact criminal penalties; only the Legislature can. […]
Adjutant General Hoyer to retire, take COVID-related VP post at WU; Justice comments on mask dispute with Morrisey
MORGANTOWN — Adjutant General James Hoyer will be stepping down to take a COVID-19-related post at WVU after the New Year. Gov. Jim Justice announced the transition […]
Doctors help train young hunters to triage injuries
WVU partners with DNR to offer Stop the Bleed WVU Today Six thousand young hunters will learn to stop and prevent significant injuries in their tracks, while […]
WVU Medicine improving care for transgender patients
WVU Today Across the nation, many individuals who identify as transgender or gender diverse avoid accessing health care, even basic primary care, because of fear of discrimination […]
Avoid gathering together this Thanksgiving
Current distance leads to brighter holidays ahead Usually this time of year, the focus of Monongalia County Health Department’s Thanksgiving column centers around food safety and how […]
County health feels insurance provider using COVID to profit
Monongalia County Health Officer Lee Smith said he believes the health department’s insurance provider is using COVID-19 to engage in price gouging. Both Smith and the Monongalia […]
