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07/14/2023 - The Intelligencer by: Eric Ayres
WHEELING, WV - Emergency crews take pride in quick response times to service calls, but when it comes to waiting for a new ambulance for the department, the delay between purchase time and its actual arrival could linger on for years.
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07/14/2023 - WVVA by: Charlie Booth
BLUEFIELD, WV - The new chair of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Board of Governors is a graduate of Bluefield College, and the new vice chair is also vice chair of the surgery department at WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital.
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07/14/2023 - Becker's Hospital Review by: Mackenzie Bean
WASHINGTON D.C. - Becker's has compiled a list of the best hospitals for nurse communication in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from CMS.
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07/13/2023 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Leah Willingham
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s top health officer was selected Wednesday to represent one of the hardest-hit regions of the state for drug overdoses on the board of a private foundation that will distribute the majority of the state’s more than $1 billion in opioid settlements.
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07/12/2023 - WVNews by: Chase Hughart
CLARKSBURG, WV - A new Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab, that was approved by the FDA on Thursday is proving to be one of the biggest developments in Alzheimer’s research in decades after a clinical trial of approximately 1,800 people with the disease was held over a span of 18 months, officials say.
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07/12/2023 - PR Newswire
CHICAGO, IL - Congress can take steps to help build a healthcare workforce more closely aligned with America's evolving healthcare needs by passing the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), according to the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM).
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07/11/2023 - SELF by: Julia Ries
MORGANTOWN, WV - Nailing down a migraine treatment plan that actually provides relief—and does that fast—can feel urgent…but tricky.
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