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WVU Medicine Children’s named West Virginia’s top children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
U.S. News & World Report released its 2025–26 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings today (Oct. 7), naming WVU Medicine Children’s the top children’s hospital in West Virginia for the fifth consecutive year and one of the best in the Mid-Atlantic region. -
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute named ELSO Platinum Level Center of Excellence
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute has been designated a Platinum Level Center of Excellence by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO).Read WVU Heart and Vascular Institute named ELSO Platinum Level Center of Excellence full story
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WVU in the News: For Some Colorectal Cancer Survivors, Aspirin May Slash Recurrence Risk
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Taking a daily low-dose aspirin pill can significantly reduce the risk of colorectal cancerreturning in people with specific genetic mutations, a new study suggests. -
WVU in the News: Cardiologists, heart surgeons sound alarm over widespread use of TAVR in low-risk patients
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is being used to treat a rising number of patients with severe aortic stenosis. However, according to a new commentary published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), this trend may have gone too far.[1] The authors fear that too many low-risk patients are undergoing TAVR when they should be considered for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) instead.[1] -
WVU in the News: RNI’s Cárdenas contributes to CDC’s training for providers treating survivors of intimate partner violence
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Javier Cárdenas, M.D., director of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute’s Concussion and Brain Injury Center and NeuroPerformance Innovation Center (NPIC), is one of 13 subject matter experts who contributed to the development of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) training program for healthcare professionals who work with survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV).