Mon Health System will begin construction later this month on a physician office building in Fairmont, a first step toward building the Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital. […]
Healthcare
Racial disparities in infant mortality
Researcher studies how racism plays a role in higher death rate for Black babies WVU Today Black infants die at almost twice the rate of white infants […]
University stands by decisions
by Olivia Murray AND Suzanne Elliott Newsroom@DominionPost.com West Virginia University officials said they have not changed their message regarding COVID-19 nor their plans to help keep the university […]
Pink Party goes virtual for bus
By Gabriella BrownNewsroom@DominionPost.com The WVU Cancer Institute’s annual Pink Party is going virtual this year to benefit Bonnie’s Bus, West Virginia’s only mobile mammography unit. The event […]
Hospital first in state to offer neonatal cardiac intervention
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Shani Berry of Fayette County was admitted to the hospital the Saturday before her water broke unexpectedly on May 17. She was only 26 weeks along […]
Veteran centers outfitted with video tech for visits
By Gabriella Brown Newsroom@DominionPost.com As a West Virginia native, Sarah Shabih said when she first heard of Telehealth Access for Seniors, she knew she […]
Surgeons perform first robotic valve, a-fib operation
WVU Medicine Surgeons at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute have performed a fully robotic aortic valve replacement, mitral valve repair, and surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation […]
Zinc helps nerve cells communicate
$1.8M grant helps researcher study how element works WVU Today Zinc isn’t just an ingredient in the lozenges you might take when you feel a cold coming […]
Grant helps to provide mental health services to rural patients
WVU Today With anxiety and depression on the rise amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, a West Virginia University-led study seeks to identify mental health issues […]
Study says men are more prone to COVID-19
Males account for roughly 58% of deaths in the U.S. A West Virginia University immunologist said men are more likely to have complications from COVID-19, or die […]
