MORGANTOWN — While the COVID-19 pandemic surges, there is a quieter epidemic that has been plaguing West Virginia for years: overdose. According to the National Institutes of […]
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Increased flu cases may follow previous historically low season
MORGANTOWN—With winter just around the corner, area experts have some concerns of what last year’s mild influenza season might mean for the coming one. “I don’t know […]
Mon health officer: Roll up your sleeve for you and your community
Three F’s and a D. No, it isn’t your kid’s report card from his first freshman semester after going off to college. It is, however, a societal […]
Learn to save a life (or two)
If you had the opportunity to learn the Heimlich maneuver to keep somebody from choking to death, you wouldn’t think twice, right? If you were trained in […]
WVU faculty member strengthens physical activity policy
WVU Today A West Virginia University faculty member was part of a national effort to provide recommendations to expand physical activity for school-aged children in moving past […]
WVU expands its mask policy for indoors
WVU Today West Virginia University is updating its mask guidelines. Beginning Monday, all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to wear masks indoors in all […]
MHS student becomes latest vaccine sweepstakes winner
MORGANTOWN — When Kamryn Daniels’ school day was briefly interrupted Thursday, she couldn’t have guessed Gov. Jim Justice and his English bulldog, Babydog, were outside waiting for […]
WVU Medicine encourages patient use of local urgent care centers
WVU Medicine As COVID-19 cases across the state and country continue to rise, WVU Medicine Emergency Medicine encourages those seeking treatment to use local urgent care centers […]
Flex mental muscles
Fergie said it best, “I be up in the gym just working on my fitness!” As we all should, but do we work on our mental fitness? […]
Four West Virginia EMS agencies mandate COVID-19 vaccine
MORGANTOWN—Four West Virginia emergency medical service agencies are taking the lead on mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for providers. Monongalia EMS, Star City EMS, HealthNet Aeromedical Services and HealthTeam […]
