Announcements
Ophthalmology Grand Rounds: Residents to present cases on bilateral vision loss and epiphora
Two PGY-3 residents will each be presenting cases during the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences grand rounds on Wednesday, November 10, at 7 a.m.
Medicine Grand Rounds: Infectious disease specialist to give presentation on syphilis
This Week's Department of Medicine grand rounds will feature a discussion on syphilis from an infectious disease specialist.
New West Virginia health survey underway
The Mountain State Assessment of Trends in Community Health, a new biennial West Virginia population-based health survey dubbed M.A.T.C.H., will gather information to help health officials and policy makers better understand the critical health needs of all 55 West Virginia counties, with the goal of directing resource allocation to communities that need them most.
Virtual mindfulness holiday workshops scheduled to begin Nov. 15
Equip yourself this holiday season with a toolbox of mindful techniques designed to help transition more gracefully into the fall and winter months. Led by a team of expert instructors, this collection of workshops will teach participants a balanced mindfulness routine consisting of meditation, yoga, breathing, and mindful affirmations.
Male participants, ages 25 to 50, needed for research study
A study is seeking male adults, ages 25 to 50 years old, who have been involved in manual labor to assess dexterity when wearing gloves.
WVU gets FDA approval for clinical trial of drug to treat eye cancer ‘from the inside out’
In the past, doctors would treat tumors with chemotherapy, but they couldn’t avoid hitting healthy cells, too. Today cancer treatments have grown more accurate, and scientists at West Virginia University are working to level-up their accuracy even more.
Virtual mindfulness holiday workshops scheduled to begin Nov. 15
Equip yourself this holiday season with a toolbox of mindful techniques designed to help transition more gracefully into the fall and winter months. Led by a team of expert instructors, this collection of workshops will teach participants a balanced mindfulness routine consisting of meditation, yoga, breathing, and mindful affirmations.
WVU in the News: Here's how to get a COVID booster shot in Morgantown
COVID-19 booster shots are now available to WVU students and employees, as well as Morgantown residents, through WVU Medicine Student Health and their partnership with the Monongalia County Health Department.
Roadway signage update underway
On Monday, Nov. 8, work will begin on the WVU Medicine campus to update roadway signage. The project will affect six locations as indicated on this map.
Pei named world orthopaedics expert in cartilage research
Ming Pei, M.D., Ph. D., has been named a world expert in cartilage research by Expertscape. They report Pei is in the top 0.1% of scholars in the world who have written medical literature about cartilage in the past decade.