Thomas Health Offering Hepatitis A & B Vaccines
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month and Thomas Health is offering Hepatitis A & B vaccines and Hepatitis A, B and C screening at all three of their Care Clinics—Saint Francis First, Thomas Memorial Care Clinic and the Nitro Care Clinic. The cost of the vaccines and screenings vary but will be billed through the patient’s […]
Gov. Jim Justice Announces Almost Heaven Photo Contest Winners
Gov. Jim Justice today unveiled the winning photos from his Almost Heaven Photo Contest. The two-week-long contest generated more than 7,200 photo submissions and helped to round out the West Virginia Tourism Office’s photo gallery for future marketing efforts. The 11 photographers behind the top photos will each receive $500, and their photos will be […]
Empowering West Virginia Students in STEM
By Dr. Martina Bachlechner Economic growth in West Virginia relies heavily on filling available science, technology, engineering and mathematics—or STEM—positions with qualified job seekers. Institutions of higher education have responded to this need by developing corresponding programs. However, in 2017 only 48 percent of ACT-tested high school graduates nationwide indicated they were interested in STEM, […]
