MORGANTOWN – A team of officials from Recor Medical and Tokyo-based Otsuka Medical Devices came to Mon Health Medical Center Thursday morning to see how the cardiology […]
Healthcare
A look at the growth of West Virginia’s medical cannabis industry
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia’s medical cannabis program continues to grow. The legislation enabling the program passed in 2017, but nothing really got rolling until 2022. Morgantown’s first […]
Health officials and COVID: Be cognizant and considerate
Will this past weekend in north-central West Virginia be the one that turns out to be a super-spreader for COVID? That’s what Ed Abbott of the Monongalia […]
West Virginia leads the country with new emergency blood transfusion program
Thanks to the West Virginia Department of Health’s (DH) implementation of a new program outlining protocols for whole blood transfusions on ambulances across the state, West Virginians […]
Mon Health’s David Goldberg talks about community medicine and system leadership
MORGANTOWN – David Goldberg, president and CEO of Mon Health System and Davis Health System, is proud to be at a community hospital and proud of the […]
Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital makes list of nation’s best for emergency department wait times
MORGANTOWN — Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital in White Hall was named on a Becker’s Hospital Review list of the 12 best hospitals in the nation for […]
Coach Huggins presents $380K check to Mon Health Cancer Center
MORGANTOWN — College Basketball Hall of Famer and former WVU Coach Bob Huggins came to Mon Health Medical Center Thursday morning to present a $380,000 check to […]
DHHR emphasizes vaccine requirements for school year in light of recent measles case
According to Mayo Clinic, 1855 saw the first-ever vaccination requirement for students attending public schools in Massachusetts, and other states soon followed with their own vaccine mandates. […]
Intermed and Marshall Health surgeon team to create Kneedle, to revolutionize detection of joint replacement infections
MORGANTOWN — Joint replacements can get infected, and detecting the infection can be hit and miss. Traditional methods can miss low-grade infections in up to 40% of […]
WVU biologist to study genes laying framework for whole body regeneration
WVU Today A West Virginia University biologist is studying why some animals can regenerate while others cannot and has identified the genes that play a role in […]
