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Community invited to Walk with a Future Doc on Saturdays in Morgantown
Monday, September 18, 2023
Community members can join West Virginia University School of Medicine students and physicians at 10 a.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month to walk at the Star City Riverfront Park in Morgantown each month during the academic year.Read Community invited to Walk with a Future Doc on Saturdays in Morgantown full story
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Lynch honored with David H. Wilks Memorial Award for Excellence in Simulation
Monday, September 18, 2023
Dr. Joseph Lynch has been named the recipient of the 2023 David H. Wilks Memorial Award for Excellence in Simulation. Lynch is an assistant professor in the School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and director of pediatric simulation.Read Lynch honored with David H. Wilks Memorial Award for Excellence in Simulation full story
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WVU Occupational Therapy researchers evaluate handwriting intervention among homeschooled children in West Virginia
Monday, September 18, 2023
When it comes to success in school, many may think of test skills as the key differentiator. But occupational therapists at West Virginia University say that for some children, success comes down to a much finer point – the pencil grip. -
An uptick in confronting ‘the silent epidemic of this decade’
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Tick-borne disease – such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and babesiosis – rose by 25% from 2011 to 2019 in the United States. WVU scientists are confronting the issue head-on from angles that include developing vaccines and designing tools that quickly diagnose tick-borne infections. And they’re mostly working in cross-disciplinary teams to take down the tiny but mighty tick.Read An uptick in confronting ‘the silent epidemic of this decade’ full story
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WVU in the News: Over 60 or pregnant? Then you’ve got to know about this new vaccine, say doctors
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Dr. Kathryn Moffett talks with “The Healthy” at Reader’s Digest about new RSV vaccines that can be given to pregnant women, people over age 60 and infants under eight months.