The United States is seeing a large measles outbreak, with nearly 150 cases reported since late January, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Last week, the nation saw its first measles death in a decade.
WVU medicine is conducting a trial to combat weight gain after patients stop taking GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic. Officials say weight loss drugs are not full proof.
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With new sensory emergency kits, Pulaski County Public Safety is helping to ease the burden for those who may get overstimulated or have a language barrier during a crisis or emergency event.
Nationwide funding cuts to Meals on Wheels are forcing the Local Office on Aging in Southwest Virginia to reduce meal deliveries to homebound seniors, despite rising demand.
Emily Calandrelli, the Morgantown native, Netflix host, author and soon-to-be astronaut, took time out of her busy schedule Tuesday to read to kids currently living in WVU Medicine Children’s.
The Office of Child Nutrition for School Gardens confirming that Fayetteville PK-8 and Oak Hill High have received $15,000 each through grant funding for the program.
A new title hitting bookstore shelves is the work of Roanoke author Lon Wagner.
It tackles a chapter of Virginia history that is largely forgotten, but still relevant today.
In a release from the hospital, CEO Todd Howell cites the accreditation as crucial to ARH’s continued success and recognition within the medical industry.
A new investigation by Consumer Reports and Made Safe finds some surprising and potentially harmful chemicals lurking in some of the more popular floss brands.
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that rates of preteen suicide from ages 8-12 have been increasing by approximately eight percent annually since 2008
WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital received the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ best hospitals procedures and conditions ratings.
The Virginia Department of Health has closed its investigation related to an illness outbreak many people experienced after visiting Lake Anna during Memorial Day weekend.
“I was diagnosed as a young child at 22 months old with ALL leukemia,” said Wilson. “I was given a year to live, I went through 5 years of treatment, which included some radiation to my head with several sessions, and then I was in remission for a year and a half.”
On Friday, June 14, deputies with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department responded to a suspicious vehicle call in the small Hawks Nest community just outside of Elkins. It was there they found 29-year-old Elkins Police Officer Ramon Goux dead from a gunshot wound.
The West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities launched a new program recently for families who have a child on a wait list for autism evaluations or services.
On Monday, the U.S. surgeon general called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms, similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes.
