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  • WVU in the News: Why a coronavirus vaccine is more than a year away, despite medical researchers' progress

    Tuesday, March 10, 2020

    As the coronavirus spreads, deaths mount and fears grow across the globe, biotech companies, universities and government agencies scramble – some together, others alone – for a vaccine to contain it.

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  • Learning Abroad, Helping at Home

    Friday, March 6, 2020

    Quintin Brubaker didn’t always want to be a physician. But he did always want to help people. Brubaker, now a first-year resident in the West Virginia University Department of Family Medicine, began his medical career as a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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  • WVU launches website, phone number to provide COVID-19 information

    Thursday, March 5, 2020

    West Virginia University has launched a website dedicated to information about the COVID-19 coronavirus and the University’s response and plans should the disease begin to affect the institution and community. The website is located at http://coronavirus.wvu.edu and includes general information as well as links to more detailed information for specific audiences such as students, faculty, staff and the general community.

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  • Women and men may cope differently with diabetes diagnoses, suggests new study

    Wednesday, March 4, 2020

    Women may be more likely than men to use negative coping styles when they’re diagnosed with diabetes, according to a West Virginia University School of Nursing study.

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  • WVU in the News: How does the Coronavirus effect those with chronic illnesses?

    Wednesday, March 4, 2020

    The Coronavirus is known to mostly affect people with weakened immune systems, including the elderly, the youth and those with chronic illnesses. These people are more likely to be infected with things as common as the cold or flu, to the coronavirus.

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