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  • WVU Cancer Institute physician leads changes for transplant and cellular therapy guidelines

    Friday, April 3, 2020

    Abraham Kanate, MD, Medical Director for the Osborn Hematopoietic Malignancy and Cellular Therapy Program and Associate Professor recently led the consensus guidelines from the American Society of Transplant and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) on indications for transplant and cellular therapy.

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  • WVU researcher concludes that loss of work can lead to poor health, higher death rates

    Friday, April 3, 2020

    West Virginia University School of Public Health’s Christopher Martin, M.D., M.Sc., has found that a loss of work can actually be bad for one’s health and could even lead to higher death rates.

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  • COVID-19 projections look bad, but following the rules can improve numbers

    Thursday, April 2, 2020

    West Virginia University Vice President and Executive Dean for Health Sciences Dr. Clay Marsh, now West Virginia’s COVID-19 czar, says in his blog that projections for deaths due to the virus are staggering, but West Virginians can “flatten the curve” and change outcomes by following the rules. Marsh warns that low numbers of COVID-19 spread should not cause complacency.

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  • All WVU Medicine outpatient clinics to offer video visits for existing patients

    Tuesday, March 31, 2020

    All WVU Medicine outpatient clinics are now offering video visits for established patients in an effort to provide timely follow-up care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Talking to Kids about COVID-19

    Monday, March 30, 2020

    Family Life and routines have changed greatly with the Stay at Home order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. How do you talk to your kids about this crisis? WVU Medicine Children's Pediatric Psychologist Jenna Wallace has some tips on talking with your children about COVID-19.

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