Announcements
WVU in the News: Movember and beyond: A stache of prostate cancer advancements in 2023
Dr. Ali Hajiran, assistant professor and chief of urologic oncology in the WVU School of Medicine, contributes to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article about prostate cancer advancements.
WVU in the News: Magic pills are coming
The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute is featured in an article from The Wall Street Journal about wearable ultrasound machines and other inventions that could reduce medical costs.
WVU in the News: Report outlines ‘pressing crisis’ for dental care access in West Virginia
Dr. Meghan Bastin, assistant professor at the WVU School of Dentistry, provides insights on a recent report about the state of dental care access in West Virginia.
Winter weather reminders for Health Sciences Campus community
Winter weather can create many hazards that affect our personal health and safety. The WVU and WVU Medicine facilities teams work hard to ensure the roads, parking lots, sidewalks and other paths of travel are safe, but it takes effort and attention from all of us to ensure our personal safety.
Early WVU research shows ingestible “smart pill” may detect signs of overdose
In a potential breakthrough for those suffering with opioid use disorder (OUD), the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) announced a first-in-human study using an innovative smart pill technology to measure and monitor vital signs that can help identify early indications of an overdose.
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute researcher appointed to NFL committee
Hayden Giuliani Dewig, Ph.D., a research scientist at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) Concussion & Brain Injury Center, was recently appointed as an observer to the National Football League (NFL) Head, Neck and Spine Committee.
WVU in the News: Pill monitoring
A first-in-human study involving the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute uses innovative smart pill technology to measure and monitor vital signs that can help identify early signs of a drug overdose, a potential breakthrough for people with opioid use disorder.
World AIDS Day virtual session to be held Dec. 1
The West Virginia Regional Partner of the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center will host a World AIDS Day virtual session titled “Discussion of World AIDS Day 35: Let Communities Lead” on Dec. 1 from 10-11 a.m.
WVU in the News: Meth: The other drug on the streets, and how it’s becoming more dangerous
Dr. James Mahoney speaks with KIRO Radio, based in Seattle, Washington, about the growing potency of methamphetamine.
WVU in the News: Holiday and virus season a reminder antibiotics aren’t cure-alls
Dr. Michael Stevens, WVU Health System epidemiologist and WVU School of Medicine professor of internal medicine, pens a guest essay for The Dominion Post with reminders about respiratory viruses as the holiday season approaches.