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Community Tidbits: Community Health Fair, PODA event and more
Kanawha Valley Update - West Virginia
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Community Tidbits The latest updates from communities around Kanawha County. Kanawha County, W.Va. A community health fair will focus on keeping local neighbors healthy, and one local middle school is helping students celebrate their birthday one...
Groups Share $123K From River Valley Health Fund
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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Photo by Derek Redd Ohio Valley Center Clinical Manager Mike Hauber accepts a grant from the River Valley Health Fund on Wednesday at the ECO Center at Belmont College. With him are RVHF board members Sue White, center and Shelly Carenbauer. ST....
WVU Medicine Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center to host 14th Annual Trauma Night of Recognition
Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia
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September 5, 2025
Three remarkable trauma patients and the representatives who participated in different stages of their care will be honored at the WVU Medicine Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center Annual Night of Recognition (NOR). The event, which highlights the hard...
Organizations share in $123K in grants from River Valley Health Fund
The Times Leader - Ohio
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Photo by Derek Redd Belmont County CARES Director Chad Zambori discusses his organzation as it receives a grant from the River Valley Health Fund. ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The 14 Ohio Valley organizations that shared in six figures worth of grant money...
As job numbers fall, Vandalia Health aims to bring employment, access to West Virginians
MetroNews - West Virginia
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August 31, 2025
WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, W.Va – As employment rates decline in West Virginia, the healthcare field continues to grow as one of the most significant sources of jobs in the state. Dave Ramsey Vandalia Health has become one of the state’s largest...
Reacting to Ohio State football’s 70-0 win over Grambling: Buckeye Talk podcast
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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September 7, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- For the third time of the Ryan Day era, Ohio State managed to shut out an opponent, with this time Grambling being its victim in a 70-0 win. This game also marked the fifth time a Day team has scored at least 70 points. The...
Health insurance chaos awaits young Americans when they turn 26
InsuranceNewsNet - Pennsylvania
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September 2, 2025
Amid the challenges of adulthood, one rite of passage is unique to the United States: the need to find your own health insurance by the time you turn 26. That is the age at which the Affordable Care Act declares that young adults generally must...
COVID-19 vaccines harder to get at pharmacies in DC, Virginia and 12 other states
NBC 4 - Washington D.C.
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September 3, 2025
The Trump administration's changes to COVID-19 vaccine guidance and a delayed vaccine advisory meeting is making it more difficult for people to get the shots at pharmacies in Washington, D.C., Virginia and 12 other states. Pharmacies in three...
Community Health Fair, PODA event and more
Kanawha Valley Update - West Virginia
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The Lede The latest updates from communities around Kanawha County. Kanawha County, W.Va. A community health fair will focus on keeping local neighbors healthy, and one local middle school is helping students celebrate their birthday one cake kit...
Hospital hosts signing ceremony
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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September 2, 2025
BUCKHANNON — Two local college nursing students were recently recognized during a special event. WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital recently celebrated the future of nursing with a signing ceremony honoring two students selected for the Aspiring...
West Virginia’s high-speed internet plan leaves out 40k homes with good enough service
Associated Press
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August 29, 2025
Last week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that the state had finalized its $1.2 billion plan to bring high-speed broadband to homes and businesses in the state. “We are excited about the opportunity to bring broadband to every corner of our state...
Town halls planned across West Virginia on healthcare funding cuts
North Panhandle Times - West Virginia
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August 27, 2025
West Virginians for Affordable Health Care (WVAHC) and Catholic Charities West Virginia (CCWVA) have announced a series of “Cuts & Consequences” town hall events to be held in September in Wheeling, Morgantown, and Princeton. The goal is to inform...
How Do We Transform Our System From Sick Care To Health Care?
Forbes
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A key reason for U.S. healthcare dysfunction is that we spend the vast majority of our healthcare resources taking care of people who are already very ill and too little on preventive care. getty It is well known that the U.S. healthcare system...
New health officer agrees with Morrisey on vaccine exemptions
The Register-Herald - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON — Allowing West Virginia families to opt out of the state’s school vaccination requirements has been a priority for Gov. Patrick Morrisey. The state’s new acting health officer agrees with him on the issue. Dr. Mark McDaniel, a doctor...
West Virginia bishop opposes religious and philosophical exemptions to school vaccine law
WBOY - West Virginia
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August 28, 2025
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — The Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston is weighing in on West Virginia’s ongoing debate over school vaccine exemptions, warning that efforts to loosen the state’s requirements put children at risk. In an article...
Refugees in Kansas and Missouri could lose SNAP benefits any day — and health care cuts are next
KRPS - Kansas
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September 3, 2025
For refugees, asylees and other immigrants who have sought safety in the United States, government food assistance could go away any day. Health care benefits will soon follow. After President Donald Trump's signature legislation passed in July...
WVDNR Monitoring Seasonal Hemorrhagic Disease in Deer Populations
The Parsons Advocate - West Virginia
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September 2, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced today that cases of hemorrhagic disease (HD) have been confirmed in Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie and Wood counties. These counties are in close proximity to...
Introducing the newest member of our medical staff: John A. Dugas, MD
The Parsons Advocate - West Virginia
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September 2, 2025
WVU Medicine John A. Dugas, MD Bridgeport Pediatrics Bridgeport, W.Va.—Dr. John Dugas is joining Bridgeport Pediatrics, having finished his pediatric residency at the West Virginia University School of Medicine. He graduated from WVU summa cum...
Garrett Regional Medical Center Welcomes Largest Cohort to WVU Medicine Aspiring Nurse Program
Deep Creek Times - Maryland
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Innovative partnership with Allegany College of Maryland expands nursing workforce pipeline in Garrett County Garrett Regional Medical Center (GRMC), in collaboration with the Allegany College of Maryland (ACM) School of Nursing, recently held an...
What we’re seeing from the 49ers: Healthy, hungry stars make for plenty of optimism
The Athletic
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September 3, 2025
The San Francisco 49ers, it turns out, did not die from a thousand nicks and scratches this training camp. They are actually pretty healthy — after what seemed like daily injuries — entering Sunday’s season opener in Seattle. Our biggest takeaway,...