While serving in the U.S. Army, service members are joined by a “battle buddy” — a friend to watch out for them. For some local veterans, that […]
Healthcare
WVU Extension takes on pre-diabetes in kids
WVU Today Armed with data from a new study raising alarms about the health of children in the Mountain State, a West Virginia University Extension Service program […]
Hepatitis A confirmed in Morgantown
Monongalia County Health Department confirmed a case of hepatitis A in a food worker at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen on Earl L. Core Road in Morgantown. “While the […]
WVU Doctor: Drug crisis is a ‘kind of cancer eating away a the fiber of society’
The drug crisis in West Virginia won’t be cured overnight, or with one or two elections. It will take several generations to reverse. That’s what Dr. Michael […]
Mon Health’s Auxiliary hosts gathering to recognize volunteers
Seventy-five years old, with a newborn. The man and woman with the little kid in the middle politely threaded through the proceedings at Mon Health Medical Center […]
Insulin caravan, passport deadline nears
Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer, D-Monongalia, held a press conference about a December bus caravan to Canada to purchase insulin at the Monongalia County Health Department Tuesday afternoon. […]
Nurse becomes Preston diabetic educator
KINGWOOD — Jennifer Nestor said she always had an interest in community wellness. Nestor, a registered nurse at Preston Memorial Hospital (PMH), recently replaced Meredith Sneddon as […]
WV Caring’s Malene Davis volunteers with WVU Health Sciences journal club; was subject of reports regarding Medicare overbilling and alleged bullying, lavish spending
Malene Davis, founding president and chief visionary officer of the Arthurdale-based hospice WV Caring, is volunteering her time to serve a WVU Health Sciences journal club. The […]
Mon County launches Quick Response Team to treat overdoses and provide recovery support
Monongalia County ranks fifth for opioid overdose deaths in West Virginia, according to the county health department. “But the reality is that no one has the complete […]
MedExpress, The Health Plan renew insurance contract for in-network coverage
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia residents insured by The Health Plan can once again seek urgent care treatment at MedExpress. The two companies notified The Dominion Post of […]
