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05/20/2020 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Lacie Pierson
CHARLESTON, WV - The Chairman of the West Virginia House of Delegates Health and Human Resources Committee is leaving the Legislature.
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05/20/2020 - The Herald-Dispatch by: Fred Pace
HUNTINGTON, WV - St. Mary’s Medical Center has reached an agreement to purchase the assets of Huntington Internal Medicine Group, the area’s largest physician group practice, the two entities announced Tuesday.
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05/20/2020 - Mon Health Medical Center
MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Medical Center has received approval from its Institutional Review Board to begin a study on the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to treat patients with COVID-19 lung disease.
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05/19/2020 - The Hill by: John Bowden
WASHINGTON, DC - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reportedly planning to launch a nationwide study in 25 metropolitan areas testing blood from donors to examine the spread of coronavirus around the U.S.
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05/19/2020 - Modern Healthcare by: Michael Brady
WASHINGTON, DC - Nursing homes "should be among the last to reopen" in a community, according to new guidance from CMS on Monday.
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05/19/2020 - The Hill by: Reid Wilson
WASHINGTON, DC - A new analysis says nearly 250,000 people in the nation's 30 largest cities are alive today because of strict stay-at-home orders issued by local and state governments.
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05/19/2020 - The Hill by: Zack Budryk
WASHINGTON, DC - A study by Hong Kong researchers suggests wearing surgical masks can reduce the spread of coronavirus by up to 75 percent.
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