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Working in service: WVU enhances health and well-being throughout West Virginia
West Virginia University Health Sciences tackles important health issues plaguing the Mountain State through academics, research, clinics and partnerships extending to communities across West Virginia and the region.
Drinking, drug use and driving increased in West Virginia during COVID-19, WVU study finds
One West Virginia trauma center saw an uptick in alcohol and drug use by patients treated for motor vehicle collision injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a West Virginia University study led by Toni Marie Rudisill, assistant professor in the WVU School of Public Health. More specifically, researchers found patients were using a greater number of drugs, including cannabinoids, opioids and stimulants during the pandemic than prior to its onset.
WVU Health Sciences community showcases research during Van Liere Research Conference
The West Virginia University Health Sciences community recently had the opportunity to showcase their work during the 2023 Van Liere Research Conference.
Undergraduate student gains valuable experience through variety of WVU research opportunities
West Virginia University student Chyanne Reid, a sophomore from Martinsburg, West Virginia, is gaining valuable experience working in the Ramamurthy Lab in the School of Medicine’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine.
WVU dental students will present at oral medicine conference
For the second year in a row, two WVU School of Dentistry students will attend and present at a national oral medicine meeting.
Dental student research featured at university and state levels
West Virginia University 2023 Van Liere Research Symposium
School of Dentistry teams promote multiple research projects
Recent publications and research work by those connected to the West Virginia University School of Dentistry are listed below. Click to learn more about the the school's research department.
WVU student researchers and lawmakers come together at Capitol
Undergraduate researchers from West Virginia University connected with policymakers at the West Virginia Capitol in Charleston Friday (Feb. 10), providing an overview of the important work being done in dental care, mental health and substance use, and children’s health care.
WVU researchers estimate cost of ‘injury deaths of despair,’ including suicide, exceeds $1 trillion annually in the U.S.
Self-injury deaths cost the United States more than $1 trillion a year in medical expenses and work and quality of life losses, according to new West Virginia University research.
WVU study shows number of West Virginia infants exposed to drugs in the womb is 10 times higher than national rate
Nearly one in eight infants born in West Virginia between 2020 and 2022 had in utero exposure to opioids, stimulants and/or cannabis, according to researchers at West Virginia University Health Sciences.