MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) has once again achieved a milestone with the first in-human use of the Broadway System, an innovative medical device set to transform stroke care. This procedure represents a significant advancement in the rapid and effecti…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Health System today (Feb. 4) announced the appointment of Michael Stevens, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P., F.I.D.S.A., F.S.H.E.A., as the WVU Health System’s chief quality officer. Dr. Stevens, who had been serving as interim chief quality officer, jo…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU Medicine Children’s Birthing Center had another record year in 2024 with 2,696 deliveries — up 85 from last year’s record of 2,611.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) has joined a multicenter FDA study to evaluate an aneurysm treatment that could potentially offer a safer and more effective alternative to traditional methods.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A fundraising effort to benefit WVU Medicine Children’s will help meet critical health needs for West Virginia children and families by providing support for a dedicated outpatient clinic.
WEIRTON, W.Va. — Officials from the West Virginia University Health System traveled to the Northern Panhandle today (Jan. 27) to officially welcome Weirton Medical Center (WMC) into the WVU Medicine family. WMC became a full member of the System on Jan. 1.
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, and WVU Medicine officials are emphasizing the importance of early detection for those at risk of the "silent thief of sight" to preserve their vision.
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — After he lost his wife Valeria to colon cancer, Jeff Tutalo chose to honor her memory with a brick paver in the WVU Medicine Hospice Memorial Garden.
With many people setting New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, improve health, and get in shape, WVU Medicine’s Bariatric Surgery Program offers proven methods to help individuals achieve a slimmer and healthier lifestyle.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Project SEARCH at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital is recruiting interns for its 2025-2026 class.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Millions of obese Americans have achieved successful weight loss through use of glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists (GLP-1), a game-changing class of obesity medications. Results are often dramatic, but lost weight can be quickly regained if patients stop taking the drug. Re…
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Perhaps no two words better describe Misty Gibson, R.N., clinical nurse coordinator at the WVU Medicine Center for Reproductive Medicine, than the name of the church-based women’s support group to which she belongs — Resilient Faith.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Hospitals Volunteer Services will be accepting applications for the 2025 Health Careers Academy, formerly the Junior Volunteer Academy, from Jan. 1-31.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — The WVU Medicine Center for Nursing Education (CNE) will begin accepting online applications for the spring 2026 cohort of its new nursing diploma program at 9 a.m. on Jan. 15.
WVU Medicine is emphasizing cervical cancer awareness during January, offering comprehensive care through its expert team across West Virginia.
January is Thyroid Awareness Month, and WVU Medicine is working to raise awareness about the thyroid gland, its function, and the diseases that can impact a person’s health.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — WVU Hospitals, which includes WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, WVU Medicine Children’s, and WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center, has been named a 2024-25 Best Regional Hospital for Equitable Access by U.S. News & World Report.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU Cancer Institute has become the first in the state to offer Imdelltra (tarlatamab), a pioneering therapy for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC).
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Representatives of the Bowles Rice Foundation presented a $25,000 donation to the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) today (Dec. 18) to assist the RNI in its groundbreaking work in disorders of the brain.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Beagles, West Virginia brown dogs, kitties, and other furry and feathered critters alike from across the Mountain State all did the Snoopy dance today when they heard that WVU Medicine’s Healing Hounds presented a check for $10,000 to Animal Friends of North Central West …
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Now that the season for visiting loved ones is in full swing, the holidays can present a good time for families to talk about wishes regarding their medical care should they face a chronic or serious illness, long before they are in a crisis situation. When a patient arri…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) is providing patients greater statewide and regional access to a groundbreaking Alzheimer’s disease treatment.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A planned electrical power outage will occur on the WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital campus at 7 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15. The outage is required to repair faulty equipment on the First Energy main switch supplying electrical power to the campus. Patient care will …
PRINCETON, W.Va. — Encouraged. Motivated. Resilient. These are just some of the words WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance team members and others use to describe 29-year-old Laiken McKinney.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has recognized the maternity care services at six WVU Medicine hospitals as part of its 2025 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care ratings.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — One West Virginia organization’s holiday tradition has continued to spread seasonal cheer with its yearly gift to WVU Medicine Children’s. Mountain Loggers Group, Inc., donated more than $212,723, a holiday tree, and toys that will support patients and families receiving …
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Rosenbaum Family House (RFH) hopes to make the holidays — and the upcoming year — brighter for its families with funds raised from the annual Wreath Decorating Contest and Wreath Auction. The auction takes place Thursday, Dec. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. online and in t…
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Expectant mothers and newborns in Uniontown, Fayette County, and other nearby communities in Southwest Pennsylvania have a new option for their care with the return of labor and delivery services and neonatal care to WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The multidisciplinary team at WVU Medicine’s WVU Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) has performed another world-first robotic heart operation.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — WVU Hospitals Rehabilitation Services staff are improving team bonding in a unique and fun way — by lifting their voices up in song.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The fifth annual Run Santa Run 5K will be held at 9 a.m. Dec. 15 at the Rosenbaum Family House (RFH) on the campus of WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — ACO West Virginia, an affiliate of WVU Medicine and the largest accountable care organization (ACO) based in West Virginia, improved care for over 37,000 Medicare beneficiaries in West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, and Pennsylvania last year.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) and the WVU Robotic Cardiac Surgery Program hosted a first-of-its-kind International Symposium on Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement (RAVR) Nov. 14 and 15. The landmark, two-day event brought together over 80 experts from 16 U.S. s…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A study that could significantly alter the treatment landscape for patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) was published in the Oct. 22 issue of Blood, the top-cited journal in the field of hematology.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU Medicine Children’s Injury Prevention and Safety Program joined with the WVU Medicine Critical Care and Trauma Institute Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center to observe National Injury Prevention Day today (Nov. 18).
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Upshur and Tucker counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Wayne, Monroe, Nicholas, and Lewis counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – WVU Medicine is joining forces with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to remind everyone that “Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance Takes All of Us,” which is the theme for this year’s U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week held Nov. 18-24.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The WVU Cancer Institute has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2024 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs, a list highlighting leading oncology programs across the nation that are driving innovation, research, and discovery in cancer care.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Judy Bruno, M.B.A., R.N., F.A.C.H.E., has been named president and CEO of WVU Medicine Barnesville Hospital in Barnesville, Ohio, and WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital in Cadiz, Ohio. Her first day will be Jan. 13.
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The WVU Cancer Institute at United Hospital Center (UHC) is the first in the state to offer CYTALUX® (pafolacianine), a groundbreaking imaging agent for lung cancer detection. This innovative technology enhances a surgeons’ ability to visualize, identify, and remove cance…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Pocahontas, Randolph, Lewis, and Upshur counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Wayne, Logan, Doddridge, and Marion counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Hospitals staff, providers and leaders were recognized at the organization’s 2024 annual awards ceremony on Nov. 6 at the WVU Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Travis Stone, dietetic assistant at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, was named a 2024 West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) Ability Works Award recipient representing the Clarksburg District. A formal ceremony was held on Oct. 17 at the West Vir…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU Hospitals (WVUH) Transition to Practice Program for nurse residents has received accreditation with distinction from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). This is the highest achievable level of accreditation.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Boone, Clay, and Upshur counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Wirt and Harrison counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center (FMC) is asking for the community’s help in making the holidays a bit merrier for Marion County children with the return of its Salvation Army Angel Tree.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A WVU Cancer Institute team led by Shyam Thakkar, M.D., is the first in the world to commercially use the new, FDA-approved 180° C2 Cryoballoon in the treatment of Barrett’s esophagus, a precancerous condition that can lead to esophageal cancer.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute is the first in West Virginia to offer a new, AI-powered cardiovascular screening algorithm to improve cardiovascular care for its patients.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Hardy County offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has released its coveted Digital Health Most Wired Survey results for the 2024 data collection period. The WVU Health System is proud to announce its Level 10 achievement — the highest possible — for the …
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine Children’s and the Cook Center for Human Connection (CCHC) are continuing their joint effort to expand mental health resources for children and families across West Virginia.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine Children’s unveiled a new playground today (Oct. 22) to boost health and well-being for young patients and their families.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), an observance that celebrates the contributions of disabled workers and highlights the commitment to ensuring access to quality jobs for all.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Community members are invited to “think pink” with the WVU Cancer Institute and Howard Hanna Premier Properties by Barbara Alexander at this year’s Breast Cancer Survivor Walk on Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Neurosurgery Department at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) recently implanted WVU Medicine’s first restorative neurostimulation therapy for low back pain. The implant is one of the latest ways to help patients suffering from chronic refractory low bac…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Kanawha, Monroe, and Gilmer counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Pendleton and Randolph counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU Medicine Children’s Pediatric and Adolescent Group Practice has maintained its Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A $150,000 gift to support the Obstetrical Unit at WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital will benefit Fayette County children and families in honor of Millie and Arthur Gabriel Sr.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine is now offering patients newly diagnosed with pituitary and anterior skull-base tumors a more centralized approach to initial evaluations.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost half of all adults living in the United States have hypertension. Commonly referred to as high blood pressure, the condition is a major cause of stroke, heart attack, and kidney damage. Among those …
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — David Watson, M.D., professor and chair of the WVU School of Medicine Department of Neurology, has been named signature vice chair of WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) clinical operations and system integration and medical director of RNI multidisciplinary programs.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Jackson, Lewis, Nicholas, and Upshur counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit McDowell, Mercer, Raleigh, and Webster counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — A groundbreaking study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health has validated the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) prediction rules for computed tomography (CT) imaging in children presenting with blunt abdominal or minor head trauma.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For more than 100 days, Julie Vincent and her husband, David, were guests of Rosenbaum Family House as their late daughter, Emily, battled a mysterious lung infection at nearby WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Researchers at WVU Medicine and the WVU School of Medicine have identified high-resolution pulse oximetry (HRPO) as a feasible tool for detecting sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in acute stroke patients.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Lawrence D. Morton, M.D., has been appointed chief of Pediatric Neurology in the WVU Medicine Children’s Neuroscience Center and the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU Medicine Center for Nursing Education (CNE) received more than 650 applications for its initial 24-student cohort, which will begin classes in August 2025.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU Medicine Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center (JMMTC) celebrated the resilience of two extraordinary patients and honored the dedicated medical teams who cared for them at the 13th Annual Night of Recognition (NOR) on Thursday (Oct. 3) at the Morgantown Event Center.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Friends of the WVU Cancer Institute raised nearly $141,000 at the annual Pink Party for Bonnie’s Bus, the mobile mammography unit that provides lifesaving breast cancer screening to patients in all 55 West Virginia counties.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine Children’s received its fourth consecutive title as the top children’s hospital in West Virginia, according to U.S. News & World Report, which also ranked the hospital among the best in the region.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Nicholas, Braxton, Upshur, and Preston counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Randolph, Ritchie, and Marion counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A crowd of monsters, superheroes, zombies and other costumed kiddos will descend upon the Friendly City as WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center (FMC) hosts an evening of eerie-sistable family fun from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Miles for Migraine will host its fifth annual 5K run and two-mile walk to benefit the WVU Headache Center at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Hazel Ruby McQuain Park in Morgantown.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine has launched West Virginia’s first cardiometabolic clinic, a multidisciplinary effort between the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and the WVU Department of Medicine Divisions of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Medical Weight Management.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — John S. Redding, M.D., M.B.A., has been named the new vice president of population health for the WVU Health System. His first day was Monday (Sept. 30).
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