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WVU School of Medicine using telemedicine to take mental health services to West Virginia’s youth
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Children and adolescents in West Virginia now have access to mental health services via select school-based clinics across the state. -
WVU, Monongalia County Health Department establish Academic Health Department to enhance public health training, research and service
Friday, November 22, 2019
Top-tier training, research and service opportunities will remain at the forefront for students in the School of Public Health as West Virginia University and the Monongalia County Health Department establish an Academic Health Department, reinforcing the School’s commitment to give students learning experiences based in real-world public health practice. -
WVU Medicine surgeons improve quality of life for patients with amputations
Friday, November 22, 2019
Surgeons at WVU Medicine have performed the state’s first target muscle reinnervation (TMR) procedure, a technique that transfers residual nerves from an amputated limb into new muscle, allowing patients to control new bioelectric prosthetics.Read WVU Medicine surgeons improve quality of life for patients with amputations full story
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Fighting opioids with an unlikely supplemental painkiller: anti-itch medicine
Thursday, November 21, 2019
What if doctors could prevent opioid addiction … with opioids? Shane Kaski, a graduate student in the WVU School of Medicine, is exploring how supplementing morphine—a highly addictive opioid—with a less addictive opioid may increase each drug’s effectiveness. The lower doses that result could mean fewer side effects and less risk of addiction.Read Fighting opioids with an unlikely supplemental painkiller: anti-itch medicine full story
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WVU healthcare simulation center earns full accreditation, joining less than 3 percent of centers worldwide
Thursday, November 21, 2019
David and JoAnn Shaw Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety recently attained full accreditation by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare’s accreditation council.
