COVID-19 testing site at Keyser's WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital
Date Posted:WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital is an official testing site for patients that are suspected of having COVID-19.
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A subscription may be necessary to view the articlesMountain Health Network reaching out to community for supplies
Date Posted:Mountain Health Network is soliciting the community’s help in stocking the hospital with personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WVU addiction studies expert addresses the effects of social distancing on individuals in recovery
Date Posted:The effects of social distancing and self-quarantine are weighing on all Americans, but a WVU expert in addiction studies suggests that individuals with substance use disorders who are in the recovery process may be more vulnerable to feelings of isolation and loneliness.
Alzheimer’s Association steps up support efforts for West Virginians in the coronavirus pandemic
Date Posted:That was the message Sharon Rotenberry, executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association West Virginia Chapter, had for the 38,000 West Virginians living with Alzheimer’s and their estimated 105,000 caregivers in the early days of Governor Jim Justice’s stay-home order.
BridgeValley increases tuition, switches to online courses only for rest of semester
Date Posted:The BridgeValley Community and Technical College Board of Governors voted Thursday to increase annual in-state student tuition there by $90 for next academic year, and President Eunice Bellinger said courses would stay online-only through the rest of this semester.
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