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New blood, new hope: Transfusions protect the brain from stroke damage, according to WVU neuroscience research
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Muscle weakness permeates through one side of your body and your speech slurs. It’s a stroke. And you need to be rushed to the emergency room. -
WVU School of Medicine preparing future generation of physicians, even amidst a health crisis
Monday, August 24, 2020
The future physicians who recently set foot on WVU’s campus encompass many leadership qualities: diversity, creativity, individuality, to name a few, however, most importantly: resilience. To begin an education as a future medical professional during a worldwide public health crisis is an impressive feat, and West Virginia University is preparing to have these students set their education off on the right foot. -
WVU in the News: First W.Va. Child Is Diagnosed With Inflammatory Disease Linked To COVID-19
Friday, August 21, 2020
So far, pediatric experts like Dr. Kathryn Moffett, who is a pediatric infectious disease specialist at West Virginia University, say MIS-C is rare, but there’s still a lot of unknowns about the disease and how the coronavirus infects children in general. -
WVU in the News: St. Joseph’s Ophthalmology Clinic holds ribbon cutting at new location
Friday, August 21, 2020
St. Joseph’s Ophthalmology Clinic held a ribbon cutting at its new location next to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon. The clinic provides retinal and cataract care with cataract surgeries performed at St. Joseph’s Hospital. -
The masked singers: How a WVU choir director composed the perfect masks for performance art
Thursday, August 20, 2020
We know that wearing a mask reduces the risk of transmitting viral droplets from person to person.