Health and Medicine
Vape shops and gray-area drugs put West Virginia towns at a regulatory crossroads
BECKLEY, W.Va. — They’re hard to miss in downtowns and along highway strips in West Virginia with their neon-bright window graphics, flavor names splashed across posters, and glass cases filled with sleek devices and colorful packaging. Over the past decade, vape...
WVU Cancer Institute receives $50 million state investment
PRINCETON, W.Va. — West Virginia University’s efforts to reimagine and expand cancer care received...
Toyota W.Va. donates to mobility programs in Kanawha Valley
BUFFALO, W.Va. — Toyota West Virginia is putting the automaker’s mission in motion as officials...
Oak Hill, West Virginia, ranked among safest cities in U.S.
OAK HILL, W.Va. — Overlooking the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia, this up-and-coming...
W.Va. Osteopathic School top for primary care residents
The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine at Lewisburg, West Virginia, has been named fourth in the nation for producing the greatest number of primary care resident practitioners. According to U.S. News & World Report, the school is now ranked among...
West Virginia Governor issues stay-at-home order
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice today has issued a stay-at-home order to help combat the spread of the coronavirus in West Virginia. Justice is directing all West Virginia residents to stay at home and limit their movements outside of their homes beyond essential...
Justice urges West Virginians to follow COVID-19 guidelines
During a live, statewide address at the State Capitol in Charleston, Governor Jim Justice urged West Virginians to take all necessary precautions to help slow the spread of COVID-19, including staying home as much as possible. “We might be able to prevent us from...
10 ways to avoid emotional isolation during the virus outbreak
Social distancing doesn’t have to mean social isolation, says a WVU nurse-practitioner, who’s offering 10 tips to avoid the blues while the nation attempts to flatten the peak of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Governor Jim Justice today issued an executive order...