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WASHINGTON, DC - The 340B Drug Pricing Program doesn't create strong incentives for participating hospitals to use more expensive drugs, according to new federal research.

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WEIRTON, WV - Residents of the Weirton area will have greater access to WVU Medicine specialists and subspecialists through a new clinical program collaboration agreement with Weirton Medical Center (WMC) that will begin with stroke specialists from the WVU Stroke Center providing telestroke services to patients at the Northern Panhandle hospital.

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WASHINGTON, DC - A medical condition that often escapes public notice may be involved in 20% of deaths worldwide, according to a new study.

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HUNTINGTON, WV - St. Mary's Medical Center and others are facing a negligence suit filed by the estate of a woman who died during surgery to treat an infection.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend hospitals receive a 3.3% raise in 2021.

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FAIRMONT, WV - Jon Dodds threw his hat into the ring Thursday in the race for the West Virginia House of Delegates.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Jim Justice made his reelection bid official Thursday, while two Democrats vying to oppose him in the 2020 election also filed to be on the ballot at the Secretary of State’s Office at the state Capitol in Charleston.

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