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WVU’s 24/7 crisis text line for students supported by donor’s gift
Thursday, April 23, 2020
An anonymous donor’s gift will ensure that, although they aren’t on campus, students enrolled at West Virginia University can reach out to the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services through a 24/7 crisis text line to receive immediate assistance from a live, trained counselor – especially if they feel overwhelmed by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.Read WVU’s 24/7 crisis text line for students supported by donor’s gift full story
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Decoding COVID-19 through data: WVU team builds patient registry to harness research, predict outcomes
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Even before West Virginia reported its first case of the novel coronavirus, Dr. Sally Hodder and her team recognized the need for a COVID-19 patient data registry. It was after attending a January conference at the National Institutes of Health when Hodder, an infectious disease specialist who lived through the 1980s AIDS/HIV epidemic, predicted with confidence that we’d soon have a pandemic on our hands. -
Special day of giving planned May 5 to help WVU students hurt by COVID-19
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
West Virginia University supporters are being asked to step up for students Tuesday, May 5, during #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving and unity created to help meet the unprecedented need caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Read Special day of giving planned May 5 to help WVU students hurt by COVID-19 full story
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COPD readmissions more likely for those with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea, study finds
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Wednesday, April 22, 2020
In a study published in Chest Journal, researchers found that patients with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who were hospitalized with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) would be more likely to be readmitted to the hospital with complications or die. -
Gov. Justice issues Executive Order outlining process for hospitals to resume elective medical procedures
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Gov. Jim Justice has issued an Executive Order, outlining the process for hospitals across West Virginia to apply to resume elective medical procedures, provided that certain safety thresholds are met. The earliest hospitals will be able to restart elective medical procedures is Tuesday, April 28, 2020.