MORGANTOWN — There are variant strains of COVID-19 in Monongalia County. That’s the bad news, we know. The good news? The epidemiologists at the Monongalia County Health […]
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Transmission rate of COVID-19 increasing between people 16-29
State officials said West Virginia is seeing an increase in COVID-19 transmission rates in people between the ages of 16 and 29, as well as more cases […]
Senate adds edibles to medical cannabis program; bill heads to House
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate on Wednesday approved a bill adding edible medical cannabis to the list of forms that can be dispensed under the state’s medical […]
House passes bill requiring doctor to inform woman that a chemical abortion may be halted before it’s complete
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday requiring medical providers to inform a woman undergoing a chemical abortion that it may be […]
The COVID-19 finish line may be in sight, but you shouldn’t stop to change your sneakers
To many, it may seem the COVID-19 pandemic is quickly approaching the conclusion of its final act: Vaccines are being rolled out, Gov. Jim Justice authorized indoor […]
Mon Health adds to OBGYN team
Newsroom@DominionPost.com The Mon Health OBGYN team in Morgantown and Fairmont announced the addition of Sarah Highlander, CNM, WHNP-BC, to its growing team. Highlander is a certified nurse […]
Treatment Offers Wave of Hope
WVU Today On the heels of the country’s deadliest year for drug overdoses, the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute launched a first-in-the-world clinical trial to investigate […]
World Down Syndrome Day – a day to raise awareness and celebrate uniqueness
March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day – a day intended to raise awareness and spread education about the condition, as well as a day for those […]
First student- to-student virus case
Thursday’s positive COVID diagnosis of a Mountaineer Middle student may have given the school a pandemic designation Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. was hoping to avoid. “It looks […]
Senate Health Committee OKs bill to add edible medical cannabis to list of permissible forms
MORGANTOWN – While West Virginia has yet to see any medical cannabis sold, the 5-year-old program took another small step forward Thursday with the addition of edible […]
