Changes in division may lead to cancer in men and women The human papilloma virus turns healthy cells into “zombies” and controls how frequently they reproduce, according […]
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A Personal Cause
Family raises funds for room in name of Johnny Koon On a rainy October evening in 2011, several members of the Koon family, of Westover, assembled in […]
Mon Health Medical Center scores an ‘A’ for patient safety in new Leapfrog rating
MORGANTOWN — Mon Health Medical Center once again earned an “A” grade for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, a safety-based nonprofit formed by major employers and […]
WVU Medicine performs the state’s first heart transplant
The first heart transplant procedure in West Virginia was successfully performed Saturday at the West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute on a 61-year-old man with heart […]
Talking research: WVU study looks at how cancer, immune cells communicate
Cells can’t text each other the way we can, but they can still communicate. One way they send each other messages is through exosomes — tiny, spherical […]
Overdose numbers decreasing; Narcan maker says W.Va. cutting back on opioids
West Virginia has the highest age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths involving opioids, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. In 2017, there were 833 drug […]
Second case of hepatitis A in area leads to hospitalization
A second area resident was diagnosed with hepatitis A and then hospitalized for it, and Monongalia County Health Department encourages community members to consider getting vaccinated to […]
Departing Mylan executives will net millions in Upjohn merger golden parachutes
MORGANTOWN — Mylan CEO Heather Bresch will retire with a comfortable golden parachute when the company completes its merger with Upjohn next year. According to a recent […]
WVU Medicine 1st multi-organ transplant center in West Virginia
WVU Medicine WVU Medicine received approval from the United Network for Organ Sharing to offer kidney transplants, making it West Virginia’s first and only fully functional multi-organ […]
WVU researchers studying how change in opioid laws impacts healthcare, drug crisis
WVU Today In 2017, West Virginia healthcare providers wrote 81.3 opioid prescriptions for every 100 state residents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The […]
