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04/04/2024 - West Virginia Watch by: Caity Coyne
HUNTINGTON, WV - In West Virginia, where the prevalence for long COVID in adults outpaces every other state in the nation, doctors at Marshall University are leading the effort to educate and treat patients living with the complex ailments.
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04/04/2024 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by: Kris Mamula
MORGANTOWN, WV - Weirton Medical Center is the latest hospital to join WVU Medicine’s fast-growing family of health care providers as the system topped $6 billion in revenue from operations for the first time.
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04/02/2024 - WV Public Broadcasting by: Randy Yohe
CHARLESTON, WV - House of Delegates Democratic legislators gathered Monday to outline their priorities in the anticipated upcoming special session.
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04/02/2024 - WVNews by: Steven Allen Adams
CHARLESTON, WV - Advocates for a strong and robust Medicaid system in West Virginia say the program is healthy, but changes and cuts being considered by the Legislature could put the program at risk of not meeting the needs of state residents.
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04/02/2024 - OR Today by: Don Sadler
PETERSBURG, WV - Published in 2010, the “Future of Nursing Report: Leading Change, Advancing Health” explores how nurses’ roles, responsibilities and education need to change to meet the increased demands for health care and advance improvements in the nation’s complex health system.
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04/02/2024 - West Virginia Watch by: Leann Ray
CHARLESTON, WV - Last week, Gov. Jim Justice signed into law the majority of the 279 bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature during the 2024 regular session.
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04/01/2024 - MetroNews by: Katherine Skeldon
CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Human Services is partnering up with entities in six other states to ensure that people with certain disabilities have the same level of access as the general population does when it comes to asking for help on a suicide and crisis phone line.
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