More than seven in 10 U.S. adults ages 20 and older are either overweight or obese, according to the most recentdatafrom the CDC. Rates are lower forchildren and adolescentsbut have risen dramatically in the past few decades. Americaâs obesity problem is so prevalent…
Laura Pritchard-Compton was 34 and had already been working in nonprofit management and consulting for just over a decade when she enrolled in graduate school to become a therapist. It was a second career, and pursuing it meant balancing her education…
WELCH, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has announced a $3.2 million initiative to provide drinking water filtration systems to 5,000 households in McDowell and Mingo counties that rely on private wells, springs or cisterns. The initiative combines $1.2 million in federal funding…
WOAY-TV LEWISBURG, WV (WOAY) – A new agreement between Vandalia Health and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, plus $4 million from the Rural Health Transformation Program, will reopen labor and delivery services at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center. According to Gov.
CHARLESTON â Many low-income state residents will soon be required to meet two sets of work requirements â one to keep health care and another for food assistance â according to an analysis from the West Virginia Center on Budget…
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West Virginia’s spay and neuter program reports more than 98,180 animals treated since 2018. As a $4 million grant cycle ends, Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt is seeking funds from the governor. More than 98,180 dogs and cats in all 55 counties have been spayed or…
Graduates returned to where their nursing journeys began on Oct. 21, as the Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU) Practical Nursing Program welcomed alumni and their families back to campus for an Alumni Fall Fest. “It was wonderful to welcome our graduates…
View Election Results Here LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Labor and delivery services are coming back to Greenbrier County. Morrisey touted the economic investments coming to West Virginia but noted that healthcare has to keep pace. When those services recently went away from…
WINDSOR – Bertie County commissioners on Monday told a Stryker sales team they weren’t ready to sign off on a nearly $1 million financing plan for new ambulance equipment, asking for time to study the numbers after a back-and-forth over interest rates…
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