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Six WVU Medicine hospitals recognized by U.S. News & World Report
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Six WVU Medicine hospitals – four member hospitals and two managed hospitals – have been recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals 2020-21. This year’s rankings also include the WVU Medicine Urology Program’s fourth consecutive national ranking, and WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital’s designation as the number one hospital in the state.Read Six WVU Medicine hospitals recognized by U.S. News & World Report full story
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WVU in the News: Is baldness a risk factor for Covid-19? Men who have completely lost their hair are 40% more likely to end up in hospital with the virus, study claims
Monday, July 27, 2020
Bald men are 40 per cent more likely to end up in hospital with the coronavirus, a study has claimed. Dermatologists uncovered the link between hair loss and coronavirus severity by analysing data from 2,000 British men in hospital. -
Justice appoints Patrice Harris, reappoints two others to WVU Board of Governors
Monday, July 27, 2020
A three-time West Virginia University graduate who has completed her term as the first African-American woman president of the American Medical Association will join the WVU Board of Governors.Read Justice appoints Patrice Harris, reappoints two others to WVU Board of Governors full story
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WVU Medical Weight Management celebrates a year of growth in clinical operations through telemedicine
Friday, July 24, 2020
“Obesity is one of the greatest public health threats facing West Virginia, as our state has one of the highest rates of obesity in the nation,” Laura Davisson, M.D., associate professor and chief of obesity medicine at the West Virginia University School of Medicine said. -
WVU’s Poore pens letter celebrating anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act, calls on campus community to ‘sustain the important work’ of the ADA
Friday, July 24, 2020
Meshea L. Poore, Esq., West Virginia University vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, sent a letter today (July 24) reflecting on the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act noting the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the fact that all disabilities are not obvious or visible.