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WVU Dental treating emergencies only, patients asked to call ahead
To further help in the effort to stop the spread of COVID-19, we are discouraging walk-in visits. Patients should call ahead at 304-293-6208.
Long term air and water pollution to remain steady despite quarantines, says climate change expert
One of the COVID-19’s more pleasant impacts has been stories of a cleaner environment as people hunker down inside. Satellite video shows pollution dissipating across the United States and China; the usually murky Venice, Italy canals are now flowing crystal clear. So, this could be a silver lining in the coronavirus cloud?
Interest grows in WVU Extension Service gardening program during COVID-19 crisis
More than 2,300 West Virginians have signed up for Grow This: WV Garden Challenge, an annual program by the West Virginia University Extension Service’s Family Nutrition Program that encourages home gardening. Grow This, which launched in 2018, usually has a few hundred participants each year. But the program has seen a surge on interest after the COVID-19 global pandemic began shutting down businesses and schools.
WVU in the News: Managing the unavoidable
Dr. Michael Brumage, director of the General Preventive Medicine Residency in WVU's School of Public Health and medical director of Cabin Creek Health System, discusses the COVID-19 pandemic impact on rural communities with frank news.
March 26, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for March 26, 2020.
Goldberg honored for work in GI Cancers by OncLive® and The Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers Names
Goldberg honored for work in GI Cancers by OncLive® and The Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers Names
WVU addiction studies expert addresses the effects of social distancing on individuals in recovery
The effects of social distancing and self-quarantine are weighing on all Americans, but a WVU expert in addiction studies suggests that individuals with substance use disorders who are in the recovery process may be more vulnerable to feelings of isolation and loneliness.
Mapping the food conversation
Written by Lauri Andress, PhD, JD, assistant professor:
Nurses need protective equipment, but supplies are dwindling worldwide
Personal protective equipment is a nurse’s “protection and shield” against the novel coronavirus, said Benjamin Klos, an instructor in the West Virginia University School of Nursing and registered nurse with WVU Medicine. Yet as more people seek medical care for COVID-19, nurses around the world are going through PPE faster than usual, diminishing stockpiles.
WVU in the News: COVID-19 at nursing home shows community spread
Residents testing positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a Monongalia County nursing home was a significant development, health officials said.