Unit News
Showing items
through of articles.
-
WVU in the News: Stepping Up to Beat Alzheimer's
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Almost 6 million Americans live with Alzheimer's, a devastating disease for which there is no known cure. Judi Polak, 62, is one of them. She's also one of the much smaller number of people who've signed on to let researchers experiment on their ailing brains — in her case, having ultrasound energy beamed into her hippocampus, the brain's memory center.Read WVU in the News: Stepping Up to Beat Alzheimer's full story
-
Expanded CHIP services aim to help low income mothers, babies
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
The West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) recently added coverage for maternity services — a move that can greatly improve the health of the state’s low-income mothers and their babies, according to a West Virginia University pediatrician.Read Expanded CHIP services aim to help low income mothers, babies full story
-
WVU School of Medicine’s Office of Continuing Medical Education receives reaccreditation
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
West Virginia University School of Medicine’s Office of Continuing Medical Education recently received reaccreditation with commendation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). -
WVU specialist to help state primary care providers with obesity care
Monday, December 16, 2019
In areas where access to specialty care is scarce, a West Virginia University doctor wants to make sure primary care providers have the tools they need to help patients with obesity.Read WVU specialist to help state primary care providers with obesity care full story
-
WVU in the News: New suicide hotline number could save hundreds of West Virginians
Monday, December 16, 2019
An FCC approval approved Wednesday evening shortens the National Suicide Prevention Hotline to just three numbers, 988. In West Virginia, more access to suicide prevention resources come at a vital time.Read WVU in the News: New suicide hotline number could save hundreds of West Virginians full story