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  • WVU Medicine Bariatrics earns national reaccreditation

    Wednesday, June 10, 2020

    MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – WVU Medicine Bariatrics has been reaccredited as a comprehensive center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). The accreditation demonstrates WVU Medicine’s commitment to delivering the highest quality care for its bariatric surgery patients. This is the third time WVU Medicine Bariatrics has received this three-year accreditation.

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  • WVU Medicine Children’s receives grant to improve lifestyles

    Tuesday, June 9, 2020

    WVU Medicine Children’s has been awarded a $366,000 grant by the National Institutes of Health’s Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program to implement a lifestyle improvement intervention study for children with a high body mass index.

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  • VP of DEI and UPD chief issue letter: Fostering a Safe, Diverse and Inclusive Culture at WVU

    Friday, June 5, 2020

    West Virginia University’s Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Meshea Poore and W.P. Chedester, chief of University Police, issued a joint letter to the Mountaineer family on Friday, June 5.

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  • WVU in the News: Malaria Drug Promoted by Trump Did Not Prevent Covid Infections, Study Finds

    Thursday, June 4, 2020

    The first carefully controlled trial of hydroxychloroquine given to people exposed to the coronavirus did not show any benefit.

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  • WVU Eye Institute Declares June "Cataract Awareness" Month

    Wednesday, June 3, 2020

    Approximately 25 million Americans have cataracts, which causes cloudy, blurry or dim vision and often develops with advancing age. This June, the  West Virginia University Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences joins the American Academy of Ophthalmology in observing Cataract Awareness Month by sharing three things everyone should know about the condition and its treatment.

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