MORGANTOWN — Nurse practitioners in West Virginia are seeing benefits from a 2016 bill that lifted some restrictions on their scope of practice. But some challenges remain […]
Healthcare
WVU Medicine, The Health Plan, end agreement to work as single entity
MORGANTOWN — WVU Health System and Wheeling-based nonprofit managed care organization The Health Plan have terminated an agreement, announced in May, to operate as a single entity […]
WV Caring hosts Light Up a Life fundraiser, tree-lighting Tuesday
The holiday season is upon us and with it is an opportunity to celebrate life. Those interested can remember loved ones who have died or honor those […]
Health department Grindr PSA shows promising results
When Monongalia County Health Department teamed with Grindr, a dating app geared toward the LBGTQ+ community, county health officer Dr. Lee B. Smith had no idea how […]
Healthy Smiles
Health dept. offers free dental care for adults on Healthy Smiles Day Nothing takes root in the lexicon of human communication like a thumbs up and (sort […]
Two Morgantown legislators tackling teen vaping
MORGANTOWN — Two Morgantown legislators are taking aim at the problem of teen vaping. Sen. Bob Beach, D-Monongalia, has written a letter to Gov. Jim Justice asking […]
Granville opioid suit filing: Defendants spread the blame
MORGANTOWN — A recent filing in Granville’s opioid lawsuit offers an insight into the blame game at play in the national opioid litigation this suit is part […]
New community partnership to increase physical activity
West Virginia ranks as one of the highest states for obesity prevalence. Partners from multiple organizations around the state, including faculty and staff from West Virginia University, […]
Morgantown pharmacist fights substance use disorder as part of QRT initiative
Michael LeMasters, Pharm.D. and leader of the team at Pierpont Landing Pharmacy in Morgantown, remembers the incident that motivated him to make sure he was doing whatever […]
A Step Forward
WVU Medicine begins to evaluate candidates for kidney transplants WVU Medicine is evaluating kidney transplant candidates as it moves closer toward becoming the first medical center in […]
