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WVU in the News: Ducatman weighs in CDC's decision on PFAS health study
Dr. Alan Ducatman, professor emeritus in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, agrees that there could be a number of valid reasons for cancer to be excluded. Read the full story in The Intelligencer.
KB's Chemo Care Kits makes donation of 120 chemo bags for patients
On April 18, the WVU Cancer Institute received a generous donation of 120 chemo care kits dropped off by Robert Colabianchi and Keeley Humberson, founders of KBs Chemo Care Kits.
WVU Public Health student puts passion to work through research and advocacy
WVU School of Public Health student Brittany Smith is following her passion. And that path recently led her to Capitol Hill.
WVU research suggests conflicting drug laws may keep contaminated needles in circulation, contribute to hepatitis C infections
Acute hepatitis C infections rose 98 percent between 2010 and 2015 nationwide, largely because more people were injecting drugs. Using a new needle for every injection can slow the spread of hepatitis C, but getting those new needles isn’t always as simple as buying glucose-meter lancets at the pharmacy. And safely disposing of old needles presents a whole other set of problems.
Department of Justice, FBI to discuss health care fraud, opioid crisis in April 26 panel
The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation University Outreach Project will present on trends in health care fraud as part of the next Medicine Grand Rounds.
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute opens new Innovation Center
The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) announced today (April 23) that it will be opening its new Innovation Center and convening its inaugural Summit from Wednesday to Thursday, May 15-16, in Morgantown.
WVU in the News: Davidov discusses intimate partner violence with Newsweek
Assistant Professor Danielle Davidov, Ph.D., in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences spoke with Newsweek about a recent study looking into intimate partner violence.
WVU School of Public Health supports new Preston County COPD clinic
A new pulmonary rehabilitation clinic has opened at Preston Memorial Hospital in Kingwood, WV, and a donor fund in the WVU School of Public Health is providing support.
WVU School of Medicine alumni, LaunchLab Network clients win $25,000 and coveted spot in AlphaLab Gear Incubator
West Virginia University School of Medicine alumni and LaunchLab Network clients will use $25,000 in startup funding from the AlphaLab Gear accelerator program for early-stage startups to help drive down maintenance costs and increase productivity in laboratories.
WVU in the News: Families Struggle Against Alzheimer’s Across Appalachia
For families struggling with Alzheimer’s in Appalachia, the road can be lonely and long. Alzheimer’s is a brain disease that is the most common cause of dementia in older adults. Patients with the disease can live as long as 20 years after diagnosis.