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CLARKSBURG, WV - Occupancy at West Virginia hospitals has reached or is nearing normal levels at most facilities in the state.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Doctors who prescribe opioid painkillers should tell their patients about a potentially life-saving medication that can reverse drug overdoses, according to new federal guidelines issued Thursday.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - National health insurer Humana said Thursday that it will mail more than 1 million in-home colon cancer and diabetic management screening kits to Medicare Advantage and Medicaid members.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The White House and Senate Republicans on Thursday did not reach agreement on a broad coronavirus legislative package to offer Democrats as part of negotiations, stumbling over numerous provisions as factions in the GOP bickered over the path forward.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - HHS Secretary Alex Azar on Thursday officially extended the COVID-19 public health emergency designation for another 90 days.

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WASHINGTON, DC - New research suggests that antibodies the immune system makes to fight the new coronavirus may only last a few months in people with mild illness, but that doesn't mean protection also is gone or that it won't be possible to develop an effective vaccine.

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CHARLESTON, WV - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in West Virginia has significantly declined. The state Department of Health and Human Resources has added just 35 cases in a 24-hour period from Tuesday morning to Wednesday morning.

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