WVU Today Just as e-cigarette ingredients can vary from one region to another, the health effects of vaping can have regional characteristics as well. A new study […]
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April 25 letters to the editor
Bill is gov. overreach into patients’ lives The so-called “Second Chance at Life Act” (HB 2982) that is on its way to Gov. Justice’s desk is clearly […]
WVU Medicine talks transplants, raises awareness during National Donate Life Month
MORGANTOWN — WVU Medicine joins the Center for Organ Recovery and Education to raise awareness about organ, tissue, and cornea donation and to inspire everyone to register […]
Governor pauses use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine after CDC news; WVU Medicine, Mon Health comment
MORGANTOWN – Following Tuesday’s joint CDC/FDA announcement about the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Jim Justice put an immediate statewide pause on all use of the […]
COVID variants on the rise regionally
Newsroom@DominionPost.com As of Friday, Monongalia County Health Department was following nearly 200 COVID-19 variants of concern, including more than 32 cases of the United Kingdom variant [B.1.1.7], […]
Health officials urge public to cancel any extra COVID-19 vaccine appointments
Health officials are asking individuals who have received their COVID-19 vaccines to cancel any extra vaccine appointments they may have made. Dr. Todd Karpinski, vice president and […]
Girl Scouts donate cookies to health care workers
MORGANTOWN — Every year, Girl Scout Troop 51396 in Morgantown donates some of its profits from selling the organization’s famed cookies to a good cause. This year, […]
Treatment Offers Wave of Hope
WVU Today On the heels of the country’s deadliest year for drug overdoses, the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute launched a first-in-the-world clinical trial to investigate […]
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 […]
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, […]