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 […]
Healthcare
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 […]
Governor: Keep your COVID-19 guard up
Gov. Jim Justice and West Virginia health officials warned the public Wednesday of a potential increase in COVID-19 cases, because reports of the virus are growing in […]
Mon Health plans day to remember
Newsroom@DominionPost.com This week marks one year since Mon Health System admitted its first patient at Mon Health Medical Center with COVID-19. On Thursday, the hospital system will […]
Name confusion leads to vaccine cancellations
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University and WVU Medicine sound similar, but they are two separate entities. And that caused a lot of confusion with people who wanted […]
Lessons from the Pandemic
WVU Today Under the quiet surface of near-stilled campuses over the past year, West Virginia University researchers, faculty and administrators have scrambled to learn more about COVID-19 […]
Bonnie’s Bus to offer mammograms in Aurora, Reedsville
MORGANTOWN — Bonnie’s Bus, a 45-foot, state-of-the-art mobile mammography vehicle, will visit Preston County offering three-dimensional digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women. Bonnie’s Bus, […]
WVU alum talks vaccine development
There are Mountaineers all over the world. Including James Shirey, who has worked for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer since 1991. In October 2019 he was named vice-president, global […]
Eat, sleep, walk: March offers expanded health options as National Nutrition Month
The days are getting longer, and the price of produce has been dropping. Spring is almost here. March is also National Nutrition Month, and with some changes […]
