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CLARKSBURG, WV - As the summer/fall surge of COVID-19 continues to wane in West Virginia, the battle continues for those still fighting severe infection in hospitals.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Even though the cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia are currently dropping, the state is still imploring people to get vaccinated.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The Health and Human Services Department plans to repeal a regulation that would eliminate department rules after 10 years, according to a Federal Register notice published Thursday.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Medicaid issues are turning up as winners in President Joe Biden’s social agenda framework even as divisions force Democrats to hit pause on far-reaching improvements to Medicare.

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MARTINSBURG, WV - David McKinley, U.S. representative for West Virginia’s 1st District since 2011, visited Martinsburg last week to meet with local officials and discuss his plans for the Eastern Panhandle as the new redistricting plans have been established, setting up a race with Congressman Alex Mooney in the future.

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CHARLESTON, WV - The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of Dr. Rahul Gupta as the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

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WASHINGTON, DC - A cheap antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk adults with COVID-19 in a study hunting for existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat coronavirus.

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