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Preston Commission meets with EMS providers
KINGWOOD — Leaders from four EMS services in Preston County met with the Preston County Commission to discuss their immediate and future needs at a work session […]
WVU Medicine earns 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition
WVU Medicine The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) announced WVU Medicine earned a 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition as a certified level 10, […]
W.Va. shouldn’t deny transgender people health care
Last week, Lambda Legal added two more plaintiffs to its lawsuit, Fain v. Crouch, challenging West Virginia’s new law denying gender-confirming health care for transgender individuals who […]
MCHD will not offer monoclonal antibody infusions
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Health Department does not intend to administer monoclonal antibody infusions. The treatment, which has emergency-use authorization from the FDA, is a 250 […]
Mon Health cuts ribbon on new clinic in Fairmont
FAIRMONT – The drone of traffic on nearby Interstate 79 created an appropriate soundtrack for the Mon Health System ribbon-cutting ceremony here Wednesday afternoon. Said ribbon, in […]
Stay safe, Hospitals are pretty crowded right now
Now, more than ever, you don’t want to have a heart attack. Or get into a car accident. Or break your leg. None of those incidents are […]
WVU Medicine, Mon Health optimistic about staff complying with vaccine mandates
MORGANTOWN — President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates have garnered some negative response among health care workers across the country, so The Dominion Post contacted WVU Medicine and […]
Preston County sees increase in COVID-19 deaths
KINGWOOD — Preston County has the 10th highest COVID infection rate in the state of West Virginia, according to Preston County Health Department Director V. J. Davis. […]
Increased flu cases may follow previous historically low season
MORGANTOWN—With winter just around the corner, area experts have some concerns of what last year’s mild influenza season might mean for the coming one. “I don’t know […]