WVU Extension partners with drug courts to offer a fresh start to residents fighting addiction
Illicit drug use in the United States has been steadily increasing, and in 2014 alone, more than seven million Americans who struggled with drug use. West Virginia has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in the United States and one-in-10 people in the state battle with some form of drug addiction. West Virginia has taken […]
New Bonnie’s Bus to offer mammograms in Parkersburg
The new Bonnie’s Bus, a 45-foot, state-of-the-art mobile mammography vehicle, will visit Wood County offering three-dimensional (3D) digital mammograms and breast care education to women. A service of WVU Medicine and the WVU Cancer Institute, Bonnie’s Bus will be at Bicentennial Park in Parkersburg from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 26. For an […]
WVU Medicine Children’s launches School Intervention Program
When a child is hospitalized, what he or she considers “normal” – going to school, participating in extracurricular activities, daily routines – is disrupted. For children who are admitted for extended stays at WVU Medicine Children’s, a new School Intervention Program is available to keep them on track, so they can return to their classrooms […]
Maier Foundation Funds College Scholarships for Four McDowell County, W.Va., Students
Four McDowell County, W.Va., high school students were selected today to receive one-year, $5,000 college scholarships in a program funded by the Maier Foundation and sponsored by Reconnecting McDowell, a public-private partnership convened by the American Federation of Teachers. The scholarships are the first set awarded by Reconnecting McDowell, a comprehensive, long-term initiative to make […]
Fellowship-trained joint replacement specialist joins Marshall Orthopaedics
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall Health and Cabell Huntington Hospital medical and dental staff welcome Matthew W. Bullock, D.O., MPT, to their orthopaedic surgery teams. Bullock, a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon, has been named an assistant professor in the department of orthopaedic surgery at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. […]
Southern Graduates the Largest Number of Veterans/Veteran Dependents in its History During Saturday’s Commencement Ceremony
During Saturday’s 46th Commencement Ceremony, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College graduated the largest number of veterans and/or veteran dependents – a spouse or child – in the school’s history. During the Spring 2018 semester, 49 veterans and/or their dependents were enrolled at Southern. “They may not realize they are entitled to certain programs […]