The state’s investigation into why more than 150 COVID-19 deaths went unreported found there was no intent by any reporting authority to deliberately provide inaccurate information to […]
Healthcare
Board of health discusses compiling data on county’s severe COVID-19 cases
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Board of Health President Sam Chico said the health department needs to start compiling all available data on the county’s severe COVID-19 cases […]
Health agencies to receive $82.8M
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, announced Monday that $82,842,125 in funding from the most recent COVID-19 relief package will be used to support health centers across West […]
Gift helps COVID-19 patients communicate
Newsroom@DominionPost.com After experiencing the heartbreaking loss of their father, a Buckhannon family provided the gift of communication to COVID-19 patients at Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital […]
A Different Kind of Science
WVU Today As West Virginians receive the COVID-19 vaccine at record rates, citizens credit the power of medical science for making that shot in the arm possible. […]
How WVU, Marshall and the state detect new variants
WVU Today Picture viral RNA as a single component you can break into one million pieces. Now imagine reassembling those pieces, literally like a jigsaw puzzle. If […]
COVID-19 or allergies? What to look for and how to reduce seasonal symptoms
As spring returns and plants begin blooming, pollen allergens are making a comeback. While there are similarities between allergies and COVID-19 symptoms, a few telling factors can […]
MCHD epidemiologists tracking COVID variants
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 […]
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 […]
