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WVU in the News: Two Appalachian states bound by one epidemic take different paths forward
Monday, December 15, 2025
To move beyond the statistics and examine what is being done in response, and whether those efforts are working, The Post traveled to West Virginia University in Morgantown to compare its approach, and that of Monongalia County, with Ohio University and Athens County. Both towns sit in the heart of Appalachia, and both face similar challenges, but their responses reveal how policy, resources and community partnerships can shape recovery in markedly different ways. -
WVU in the News: Trump changes will make advanced nursing degrees tougher to obtain for rural students
Monday, December 15, 2025
Graduate degrees for nursing students will be much harder to obtain in West Virginia due to a change the Trump administration made to a list defining which professional programs are eligible for student loans. -
WVU in the News: AI Can Improve Epilepsy Treatment, Experts Argue
Monday, December 15, 2025
AI helped identify patients with drug-resistant epilepsy who might benefit from surgery, and it highlighted missing tests and evaluations that could better guide patients’ care, researchers reported in Atlanta Friday at a meeting of the American Epilepsy Society.Read WVU in the News: AI Can Improve Epilepsy Treatment, Experts Argue full story
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WVU in the News: Hepatitis B vaccine delay leaves parents confused
Monday, December 15, 2025
For many years, Dr. Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at the University of California, Davis, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been the “voice of reason for vaccine information.” But last week’s move, when the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to delay the timing of the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine for all infants, was another reminder that this is no longer the case.Read WVU in the News: Hepatitis B vaccine delay leaves parents confused full story
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WVU researchers explore mechanisms behind newly-discovered ciliopathy through international partnership with Swiss National Science Foundation
Thursday, December 11, 2025
A grant awarded to the West Virginia University School of Medicine is helping faculty researchers partner with scientists from around the world to explore the mechanisms behind a newly-discovered form of the genetic disorders known as ciliopathies.