MORGANTOWN — COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh introduced a new term during Tuesday’s COVID-19 press briefing: super-spreaders. There’s a measure called “dispersion factor” that describes the percentage of […]
Healthcare
‘You could see the joy on faces’
Sundale finds way to make visits work Chris Atkins has had family members at Sundale Rehabilitation and Long Term Care in Morgantown. The owner of City Neon […]
Justice praises state for peaceful protests as riots, looting across U.S. follow George Floyd killing
MORGANTOWN — Much of Monday’s COVID-19 press briefing focused on protests across the state and nation over the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis. Gov. Jim Justice recognized […]
Machine that oxygenates blood may help critically ill COVID-19 patients
WVU Today When COVID-19 patients are critically ill, the biggest threat to their lives is lung dysfunction. If their lungs don’t work, their blood can’t circulate enough […]
Producing thousands of swabs for COVID testing
WVU forms partnerships to supply necessary products WVU Today With significantly increased testing a key component in the battle against COVID-19, the Innovation Hub at West Virginia […]
MCHD discusses COVID-19 deaths
Is there a difference between dying of COVID-19 and dying with COVID-19?That was a topic of conversation during a recent Monongalia County Board of Health meeting.There have […]
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute announces it can predict coronavirus symptoms three days in advance
The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) and WVU Medicine, in conjunction with Oura Health, have addressed a major concern regarding the spread of COVID-19. The […]
Sundale slowly recovering from spread of COVID-19
Life is slowly returning to normal for Dr. Carl Shrader, the medical director of Sundale Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care, as well as its residents and staff. For […]
MCHD administers 1,000 free COVID-19 tests; all results negative
The results are in with good news: Of the 1,000 free COVID-19 tests administered last weekend by Monongalia County Health Department and the West Virginia National Guard […]
Justice announces summer sports reopenings
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced a new round of sports-related reopenings during his Friday press briefing. Low contact summer youth sports – such as Little League […]
