Announcements
More girls and young women are committing suicide; targeted prevention efforts may help save them, says WVU researcher
Teenage girls and young women are increasingly likely to commit suicide, said West Virginia University researcher John Campo. In particular, the rates at which they die by hanging and suffocation have risen markedly. These were the findings of a study he and his colleagues carried out recently. Their findings appear in JAMA Network Open.
WVU researchers study how brain cells stress each other out for their own good
Inflammation can be a good thing. If you burn yourself, it helps your skin heal. If you eat contaminated food, it helps you fend off a stomach bug. But scientists don’t fully understand the role inflammation plays in neurological diseases like multiple sclerosis, stroke and dementias. And they don’t know how to control pathological inflammation without interfering with the beneficial kind.
Research survey aimed at physicians, physician's assistants and nurse practitioners to help combat the state's opioid epidemic.
This survey is a joint effort of the WV Department of Health and Human Resources, Marshall Health, WV School of Osteopathic Medicine, and West Virginia University under the direction of Garrett Moran, PhD at WVU and Lyn O’Connell, PhD, at Marshall Health. Funding for the project was provided by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA). Your participation in this project is greatly appreciated and it will take no more than about 10 minutes to complete the attached questionnaire. The data gathered will help address factors that limit the availability of MAT for opioid use disorder in West Virginia.
Blood Drive
Event Location: Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center Atrium (first floor)
Survey for physicians, physician's assistants and nurse practitioners to combat WVs opioid crisis
This survey is a joint effort of the WV Department of Health and Human Resources, Marshall Health, WV School of Osteopathic Medicine, and West Virginia University under the direction of Garrett Moran, PhD at WVU and Lyn O’Connell, PhD, at Marshall Health.
Volunteers needed for county disaster preparedness drill
Volunteers Needed to Assist with Monongalia County Disaster Preparedness Drill from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.on Wednesday, May 29.
New exhibit by pathology staff creates 3D art exhibit combining beeswax and photography
Honeybees, photography and a blowtorch—that’s all Dana Gray needs to create her art.
Child Development Center has a few openings for summer camp
As summer approaches, the WVU Medicine Child Development Center has a few school-age openings left in its summer camp, Camp Explorations: School-age Adventures.
Hollander named assistant dean for Professional Programs
John Hollander, Ph.D., has been named senior assistant dean for Professional Programs in the School of Medicine.
Division of Exercise Physiology names Bryner as Chair
Randy Bryner, Ed.D., has been named the chair of the Division of Exercise Physiology. In this role, he will oversee the undergraduate and masters of science programs.