NewsScan
A Daily Summary of Healthcare and Business News
11/15/2021 - WBOY by: Larmie Sanyon
MORGANTOWN, WV - The Monongalia Co. Health Department (MCHD) held a third “Pediatric Pfizer Vaccine Clinic” at the WVU Rec Center on Friday afternoon, Nov. 12.
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11/15/2021 - Health IT Analytics by: Erin McNemar
MORGANTOWN, WV - According to research from West Virginia University, COVID-19 patients living in rural areas who end up in an intensive care unit face a greater risk of dying, impacting population health.
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11/15/2021 - The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, DC - The government on Friday directed nursing homes to open their doors wide to visitors, easing many remaining pandemic restrictions while urging residents, families and facility staff to keep their guard up against outbreaks.
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11/15/2021 - Becker's Hospital Review by: Erica Carbajal
WASHINGTON, DC - In 2019, three-fourths of the country's 201,092 sepsis-related deaths were among people aged 65 and older, according to a report from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics published Nov. 10.
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11/15/2021 - The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, WV - The earliest wave of COVID-19 spared much of rural America, striking people who live in urban areas with far more frequency.
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11/15/2021 - WBOY by: Jeena Cadigan
GRAFTON, WV - Grafton City Hospital has a new Chief Administrative Officer.
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11/15/2021 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Caity Coyne
SPENCER, WV - Roane General Hospital CEO Doug Bentz hopes the state is watching.
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