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09/29/2025

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09/19/2025

🚗👶 Did you know 4 out of 5 car seats are installed incorrectly? Motor vehicle accidents are one of the leading causes of injury in children—but the right car seat, installed properly, can save lives.

Join us for our Annual Car Seat Check during Child Passenger Safety Week on Monday, Sept. 22, from 4–6 pm in the E Lot at WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital. ✅ Certified technicians will make sure your child’s seat is safe and secure.

✨ Plus, those present will be entered to win an Evenflo Revolve 360 All-in-One car seat!

09/12/2025

From rehab to the national stage!

With the support of WVU Medicine’s Outpatient Rehabilitation team, 17-year-old Indigo Bruehwiler learned to run for the first time, qualified for Nationals in adaptive track, and is leading the charge to bring wheelchair basketball to West Virginia schools.

This summer, her leadership was honored with the Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award.

Read Indigo’s inspiring story below!

Indigo Bruehwiler called the day of her amputation surgery “the luckiest day of the year.”

09/10/2025

Are you one of the 100 million Americans suffering with chronic pain? You don’t have to learn to live with it. On the latest , we talk about the explosion of new treatments that are helping many find relief from chronic pain, with Richard Vaglienti, MD, director of the WVU Medicine Center for Integrative Pain Management.

Watch or listen to "Chronic Pain: You Don’t Have to Live with It" here ➡️https://wvmetronews.com/podcast/live-healthy-wv/

09/09/2025

09/05/2025

“Bringing medical oncology and infusion services to the WVU Cancer Institute at Fairmont Medical Center means our patients can receive the care they need in the comfort of their own community,” said Ashkan Emadi, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Medical Oncology at the WVU Cancer Institute. “Cancer treatment is challenging enough without the added burden of long travel. Our goal is to deliver the same advanced therapies, personalized attention, and compassionate support you would find at our main campus—right here, close to home."

🎉 Big news for Marion County!

The WVU Cancer Institute has expanded cancer treatment services at WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center. 💛 Patients will have access to a new medical oncology clinic on the hospital’s third floor, with chemotherapy and infusion services coming later this fall.

"This expansion at Fairmont Medical Center strengthens our promise to serve patients where they live and work,” Hannah Hazard Jenkins, MD, director and executive chair of the WVU Cancer Institute, said. “Cancer care is not just about treatment - it’s about community, connection, and compassion."

Learn more 👉 WVUMedicine.org/Fairmont | WVUCancer.org

08/28/2025

WVU Medicine has expanded its Medical Weight Management Clinic to meet growing patient needs, enhance care options, and strengthen its team-based approach to treating obesity and related health conditions.

“By growing both our space and our team, we are building on our mission to treat obesity as the complex, chronic disease that it is.” - said Dr. Laura Davisson, director of the WVU Medicine Medical Weight Management clinic

WVU Medicine has expanded its Medical Weight Management Clinic to meet growing patient needs, enhance care options, and strengthen its team-based approach to treating obesity and related health conditions.

08/28/2025

West Virginia still leads the nation in overdose deaths, but the CDC estimates a drop of about 42 percent in those deaths over the last few years. However, that doesn’t mean the overdose epidemic is over. We talk about overdose awareness, prevention, and treatment, with Dr. Michael Reynolds, addiction medicine specialist at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Healthy Minds – Chestnut Ridge Center.

The latest Live Healthy West Virginia podcast "Overdose Awareness: Epidemic Improving, But Crisis Not Over" is now streaming on the WV Metro News podcast platform and the WV Metro News TV app.

Watch or listen here ➡️https://wvmetronews.com/podcast/live-healthy-wv/

08/26/2025

The WVU Medicine Center for Nursing Education officially kicked off classes for its first cohort of students yesterday, Monday Aug. 25. The new 21- month nursing program blends hospital-based learning, simulation rooms, interactive laboratories, and amenities to support student success and wellness.

Read more below!

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The WVU Medicine Center for Nursing Education (CNE) officially kicked off classes for its first cohort of students on Aug. 25, signaling the start of its new

08/26/2025

08/25/2025

Monongalia and Marion Counties, your feedback can make a difference!

Help shape the future of healthcare in our community by taking just a few minutes to complete this Community Health Needs Assessment. This brief survey helps area organizations:

✅ Understand the health concerns that matter most to you
✅ Improve services and resources available locally
✅ Create a healthier, more connected community for everyone

Take the survey today: https://tinyurl.com/bdkzbf23

08/22/2025

When you support WVU Medicine Children’s, you’re helping more than just kids in Morgantown—you’re helping children from across West Virginia and the region who rely on us for life-saving care.

Children like Ezekiel, who was transported to our neonatal intensive care unit and received critical support from our expert team.

📱 Text WVUKIDS to 34984 or ☎️ Call 1-877-719-5437 to help care for our tiniest children.