Boone Memorial Hospital Health Fair to be held today, Friday, October 3rd
Boone Memorial Hospital will host its annual Health Fair today, October 3rd, 2014. The event will be held at the Madison Civic Center from 8:00am-1:00pm. This year’s theme is “Building Better Health” to celebrate the recent ground breaking on the new hospital. The fair will offer discounted blood work, flu shots, depression screenings, chiropractic evaluations, […]
Marshall University School of Pharmacy Announces Activities for American Pharmacists Month
October marks American Pharmacists Month and the Marshall University School of Pharmacy has organized several activities to promote awareness of a career that is expected to be one of the top health care professions in the next decade. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the pharmacy profession is expected to grow 14.5 percent by […]
“Life in the River” – a Guided Nature Walk on Blennerhassett Island Oct. 4, 2014
A visit to Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park is steeped in varied history. Visitors to the park Saturday, Oct. 4, will have the opportunity to explore the ecology of the Ohio River and learn how it helped shaped the island’s history. “‘The ‘Life in the River’ hike will be the last of our ‘Six Saturdays’ […]
The Wellness Center’s FREE Quarterly Stress Management Series With Kara Combs, MPH, CHES
The Wellness Center will be offering a FREE Quarterly Stress Management Lecture Series with Kara Combs, MPH, CHES. The next program in the series is Thursday, October 14 at 11am in the Cardiac Rehab Area at Berkeley Medical Center in the McCormack Center. The session will be “Stress Resilient Nutrition.” “The purpose of the Quarterly […]
Dollar Energy Fund Provides Utility Assistance
Dollar Energy Fund’s West Virginia Utility Assistance Program begins providing utility assistance grants for the 2014-2015 year October 1 for all partnering utilities except for Appalachian Power, which will be delayed until December 1, 2014. The West Virginia Utility Assistance program allows for limited-income households with incomes at or below 150 percent of the Federal […]
Gastroenterologist Joins Berkeley Medical Center Staff
Shahin Rahimian, DO, board certified gastroenterologist, recently announced the opening of Panhandle Gastroenterology, PLLC, on the University Healthcare Berkeley Medical Center campus. Dr. Rahimian, who practiced in Berkeley County from 2005 until 2011, has returned to Martinsburg to practice and join the medical staff at Berkeley Medical Center. Panhandle Gastroenterology is located in Suite 3500 […]