Announcements
Alternative Medicine, Extraordinary Results
Every Tuesday at the Clark K. Sleeth Family Medicine Center, 16-20 patients are treated with medical acupuncture by family medicine physician Kendra Unger, MD. “I think people like that the university is offering something different that they can’t really get anywhere else. There are other acupuncturists in the area, but none of them are medical acupuncturists,” Dr. Unger said.
Difficult Decisions, Compassionate Care
“It’s 12:47 a.m. as I sit here and type the first words to a letter I have put off writing for one year to the day,” pens a grieving father. “In July 2012, my wife gave birth to our daughter. The following day, our baby girl died in our arms. I do not have words to explain our story, honor our daughter or even express how her passing has impacted our lives,” he wrote.
A Brighter Future for Clinical Education
At first glance, the exam rooms are identical to what you would see in any typical hospital. Equipment is set up in the same fashion. Monitors display what appears to be actual patient data. Staff is dressed in hospital scrubs, and the hallways are bustling with activity and commotion.
Recipe for Good Health
The MedCHEFS program at WVU Eastern Division is breaking new ground by emphasizing nutrition and exercise in interactions between medical doctors and patients. The Medical Curriculum in Health Exercise and Food Sciences (MedCHEFS) provides medical students with effective tools to help them change health problems like obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, which are most common in West Virginia.
Breath of Fresh Air
Fifteen-year-old Gabby Dumire enjoys reading Harry Potter books, playing the flute in her high school’s band, and riding her bike when the weather is warm. A middle child sandwiched between two brothers, Dumire lists her favorite foods as tacos, asparagus, and egg whites.
Demystifying Dental Phobias
Like the pursuit of a cure for the common cold, Daniel W. McNeil, PhD, has set his sights on finding a remedy for a problem that is not likely to go away any time soon.
WVU School of Medicine names distinguished teachers
West Virginia University School of Medicine Dean Arthur J. Ross III, M.D., M.B.A., recognized faculty and staff for their years of service, named Distinguished Teachers, and presented the Dean’s Awards for Excellence on Tuesday (Oct. 21) at the WVU Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown.
Beat the Clock
When a stroke occurs, the horn blows, the clock starts, and the race is on. Within minutes, brain cells can begin to die. It happens quickly, but the damage is lasting.
WVU School of Public Health students meet and serve Morgantown non-profit agencies
Local non-profits received a helping hand from Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) students and faculty from the West Virginia University School of Public Health Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBHS) recently.
Noted public health professor and adviser to speak on “The Social Determinants of Health”
The West Virginia University School of Public Health will host Paula Braveman, M.D., M.P.H., for the next installment of its Public Health Dialogues Speaker Series at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7 in Room 1905 of the WVU Health Sciences Center.