Primary Care Physicians on the Front Lines of Diagnosing and Providing Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care: Half Say Medical Profession Not Prepared to Meet Expected Increase in Demands
A new survey of primary care physicians appearing in the Alzheimer’s Association 2020 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report finds 9 in 10 primary care physicians (87%) expect to see an increase in people living with dementia during the next five years, but half (50%) say the medical profession is not prepared to meet this […]
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams is Commissioned in Norfolk
With the ship’s namesake front and center, The Honorable James F. Geurts, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, commissioned the Expeditionary Sea Base ship USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), during a ceremony today in downtown Norfolk. The ship is named for Marine Corps veteran, Hershel “Woody” Williams, known for his heroism during the Battle of […]
Charleston, West Virginia Attorney selected to receive Top 10 Attorney Award for the state of West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia based attorney, Charles R. “Rusty” Webb of the Webb Law Centre, PLLC, has been chosen to receive this year’s prestigious Top 10 Attorney award for the state of West Virginia by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys (NAOPIA). The National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, established in 2013, is a professional […]
West Virginia Construction and Design EXPO
The 41st annual West Virginia Construction and Design Exposition (EXPO) will take place March 25 – 26 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. Join us in celebrating 41 years of connecting West Virginia’s construction and design industries. With nearly 5,000 regional decision-makers expected and nearly 300 exhibitors, EXPO is an invaluable networking opportunity. EXPO invites […]
Healthy people healthy places awardees named
The Division of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease within the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health recently recognized seven communities with the new Healthy People Healthy Places designation. The Healthy People Healthy Places program celebrates communities committed to supporting healthy choices. The City of Martinsburg was named a gold-level […]
Capito, Manchin Announce More Than $1 Million for Maternal and Child Health Services in West Virginia
U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,031,880 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that will support the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Maternal and Child Health Services programs. This funding will help DHHR maintain and strengthen […]
