MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced on Friday a series of new restrictions in response to the ever-worsening COVID-19 pandemic. First up, effective Saturday, he’s tightening the […]
Healthcare
A shot to stay healthy
Health department doing double duty for community The Monongalia County Health Department did double duty Thursday, offering free weekly COVID-19 testing and flu shots to the community […]
WVU Hospitals looking to add more inpatient beds at Fairmont Medical Center
WVU Medicine WVU Hospitals filed a letter of intent to file a Certificate of Need application with the West Virginia Health Care Authority to add 32 beds […]
New WV COVID cases reach all-time high; CDC updates mask guidance
MORGANTOWN — Wednesday saw a state all-time high for new COVID-19 cases. On the positive side, the CDC updated its mask guidance on Tuesday to say masks […]
MCHD to provide flu shots, COVID-19 testing at Mylan Park Thursday
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Because of Veterans Day, Monongalia County Health Department’s weekly free COVID-19 testing will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday. And because flu vaccines also will be […]
COVID death toll jumps to 530 as DHHR uncovers 27 incorrectly reported deaths
MORGANTOWN — Anyone opening the Department of Health and Human Resources coronavirus dashboard during the better part of Monday would have seen the death toll at 502. […]
WVU hosts screenings through November
Lung program for current, former smokers WVU Medicine The WVU Cancer Institute Lung Cancer Screening Program will provide video and telephone screenings for current and former smokers […]
COVID strikes MHS again
New positive result comes on heels of diagnosis last week COVID-19 continued its reach down the hallways of Morgantown High School on Friday. Another MHS student tested positive […]
WVU law professors restlessly pursue Big Pharma
Two West Virginia University law professors who happen to be married and who donated countless hours to secure the release of data on the distribution of opioids […]
Help for those wishing to quit smoking
When my dad quit smoking, he put the “cold” in cold turkey. After smoking for about 25 years, he got an upper respiratory virus and put down […]
