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  • WVU in the news: WVU Medicine Clinical Trials Help Establish New Protocols

    Monday, June 3, 2019

    Clinical trials research develops safe and effective strategies to treat or prevent human disease and provide researchers with new ways to approach medical treatment that can improve or save the lives of patients. Historically, rural populations have been underrepresented in clinical trials, a disparity that WVU Medicine researchers are seeking to address.

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  • WVU in the news: New program aims to curtail spread of hepatitis C in WV

    Monday, June 3, 2019

    A new network to support local health efforts to curtail the spread of hepatitis C, which has tripled in Appalachia alongside widespread intravenous drug use, has been established in West Virginia, fueled by an initial $11.3 million corporate grant by California-based Gilead Sciences.

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  • Saving lives after Death

    Monday, June 3, 2019

    A body — its face and groin covered with blue cloths — rests on a cold, steel operating table. Doctors secure their facemasks and share a moment of quiet reflection before reaching for surgical tools.

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  • Clinical trials at WVU Medicine help establish new treatment protocols

    Friday, May 31, 2019

    Clinical trials research develops safe and effective strategies to treat or prevent human disease and provide researchers with new ways to approach medical treatment that can improve or save the lives of patients. Historically, rural populations have been underrepresented in clinical trials, a disparity that WVU Medicine researchers are seeking to address.

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  • Neuroscience students “Feed Our Brains” through elementary, middle school outreach program

    Thursday, May 30, 2019

    Students in the Department of Neuroscience at the West Virginia University School of Medicine are leading a campaign to raise money to pay off overdue student lunch balances at schools in the greater Monongalia area.

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