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WASHINGTON, DC - The White House on Wednesday unveiled its plans to vaccinate children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old, pending authorization by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the coming weeks.

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MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine is requiring workers at their healthcare facilities to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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CHARLESTON, WV - The Senate spent just over two hours debating the governor’s COVID-19 vaccine exemption bill, HB 335, and barely passed it with a 17-16 vote.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a rule to offer a new category of over-the-counter hearing aids in an attempt to boost accessibility and lower costs for the devices for Americans.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Leading pediatric healthcare organizations warn the surge of behavioral healthcare issues among children since the start of the pandemic has risen to the level of a national public health crisis.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Scientists temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants.

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WASHINGTON, DC - When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and hospitals had to cancel lucrative elective procedures, it dealt a financial blow, especially to rural hospitals with tight operating margins

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