Announcements
World AIDS Day: Free HIV and STI Testing
As part of World AIDS Day, the Monongalia County Health Department will host free HIV screening and STI testing on Wednesday, Dec. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute to host webinar with NIDA director
The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute is honored to host a webinar presentation with Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 at 10 a.m.
Diversity & Society: Course encourages students to become comfortable with the uncomfortable
West Virginia University undergraduate and graduate students will have an opportunity to expand how they think about diversity, power, oppression, social justice and more through Diversity & Society course.
West Virginia Immunization Network to host webinar "COVID-19 Vaccination of Children 5-11 Years of Age"
This webinar will provide an overview of Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric COVID-19 vaccination in children 5-11 years of age, including the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, vaccine recommendations, and clinical guidance for using the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children in this age group.
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.