By Kaitlyn Eichelberger E-cigarettes have been an area of discussion in the medical field for years, specifically concerning their appeal to teenagers and misinformation surrounding health risks. […]
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Health Department offering monkeypox vaccine clinic
Monongalia County Health Department has received its first shipment of the JYNNEOS vaccine, which has emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to […]
Making cigarettes less addictive the right fight to have
The Biden administration last week launched a broadside against Big Tobacco in an effort to break its hold over millions of Americans. The Food and Drug Administration […]
Lack of information on artificial sweeteners sours their appeal
BY ALDONA BIRD Recently I picked up a wheelbarrow full of glass bottles from an old dump on my family’s property, which pre-dated our history with the […]
Good news, bad news for formula shortage
For worried parents nationwide, there is good news and bad news on the baby formula front. First, the good news: Last week was a whirlwind as Washington, […]
Give gov’t agencies the power to protect us
In 1999, Rob Bilott, an environmental lawyer who had built his career defending large corporations took on the case of a Parkersburg farmer, Wilbur Tennant, whose cattle […]
Clay Marsh urges second COVID booster for older residents as FDA issues OK and CDC expected to follow soon
MORGANTOWN – COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh passed along the news on Tuesday that the FDA has authorized a second booster dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines […]
Bring on the vaccine mandates
On Monday, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine received full FDA approval, making it the first of the vaccines to be cleared beyond emergency use. And with that approval […]
Make a Pfizer vaccine appointment for 12-15-year-olds at Vaccine.WVUMedicine.org
MORGANTOWN — Parents and guardians of children ages 12 to 15 are encouraged to make an appointment for a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine following the U.S. Food & […]
