WVU Today For the past decade, hope has been in short supply for many southern West Virginians. The Mountain State has led the nation in drug overdoses, […]
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W.Va. true crime podcast covers mysterious deaths of two Pocahontas County men
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia-based production company Veritas Underground Media launched the first episode of the true crime podcast “Buried, Not Forgotten,” Wednesday, about the mysterious deaths of […]
WVU Medicine talks transplants, raises awareness during National Donate Life Month
MORGANTOWN — WVU Medicine joins the Center for Organ Recovery and Education to raise awareness about organ, tissue, and cornea donation and to inspire everyone to register […]
Mon Health hospitals to raise flags in recognition of National Donate Life Month
MORGANTOWN — April is National Donate Life Month, a time to applaud the generosity of those who have saved lives by becoming organ, eye, tissue, marrow and […]
How the needle exchange bill diverges from CDC guidance, and what needle exchanges can accomplish
MORGANTOWN — The CDC offers an abundance of resources and guidance for syringe service programs — SSPs, or needle exchanges. Many elements of SB 334, which the […]
Morgantown social worker fears needle exchange bill will harm her clients
MORGANTOWN — Opposition to the needle exchange licensing bill on the verge of becoming law extends right down to the people on the ground who work with […]
As vaccine pace slackens, Justice and team urge West Virginians not to quit before the race is won
MORGANTOWN — COVID variants and the slackening pace of vaccinations in the state occupied most of Friday’s COVID-19 briefing from the Capitol. Gov. Jim Justice summed up […]
Postcast 67 – April 16, 2021
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Health Right director sees harm coming from Senate needle exchange bill
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice said early this week that he will likely sign the bill to license and regulate needle exchange programs – SB 334. The […]
WVU Hospitals receives CON approval to add inpatient beds at Fairmont Medical Center
MORGANTOWN — WVU Hospitals has received Certificate of Need approval from the West Virginia Health Care Authority to add 32 beds to Fairmont Medical Center, a campus of WVU […]
