KINGWOOD – COVID cases are declining in Preston County. Preston Health Department Director V.J. Davis said only 32 cases have been reported in the past seven days. […]
Healthcare
In-person medical visits waning because of COVID-19 safety concerns
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown’s two largest health care providers –WVU Medicine and Mon Health – said people should not be afraid to seek medical treatment because of the […]
Senate approves bill to give county commissions veto power over board of health rule-making
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate spent four minutes shy of an hour Tuesday debating a bill to give county commissions veto power over local health boards. And […]
‘No COVID-19 is good COVID-19’
WVU Today West Virginia University scientists knew it was coming. When health officials confirmed the first three cases of a COVID-19 variant in West Virginia late Friday, […]
Senate to vote Tuesday on county health department bill opposed by counties and health departments
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate on Tuesday will have up for passage a bill to give counties and cities final say in local health board rules. Senate […]
WVU Medicine Children’s, WVU Cancer Institute work to reduce pain in pediatric cancer patients
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Chemotherapy is difficult for any child, but when it causes mucositis, a painful side effect that causes ulcers to form in the mouth, it gets even […]
Intermed Labs completes Stanford trial
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Morgantown-based MedTech startup studio, Intermed Labs at Mon Health, announced the completion of a pilot clinical trial at Stanford University of its hand surgery simulator. The […]
Dental health still important during pandemic, professional says
A recent study found more than half of its West Virginia respondents may be neglecting their dental health to comply with social distancing recommendations. The study, conducted […]
Charlene Marshall: Empathy is the ultimate vaccine against intolerance
MORGANTOWN — She didn’t really say much after the city council meeting broke that night. In the time it took to walk to her car, however, Charlene […]
COVID keeps answering roll in Mon school district
Another 17 students from University High School are in quarantine today, after a classmate tested positive for the coronavirus, district announced. UHS, however, wasn’t the only building […]
