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WVU Heart and Vascular Institute first to implement technology for non-invasive detection of heart disease
Thursday, September 26, 2019
The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute is the first academic medical center to install Genetesis CardioFlux FAC magnetocardiography (MCG) cardiac imaging technology. The FDA-cleared system measures and displays the signals produced by the heart’s electrical activity without the use of radiation, medications, or exercise, allowing doctors to quickly and accurately diagnose heart disease. -
WVU Medicine, Operation Walk provide life-changing joint replacements
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Each December, a few patients at WVU Medicine receive a life-changing gift: a free hip or knee replacement.Read WVU Medicine, Operation Walk provide life-changing joint replacements full story
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WVU in the News: West Virginia pediatric cardiologist elected to Benedum Foundation Board
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Larry A. Rhodes, M.D., a pediatric cardiologist and one of the nation’s leading advocates for rural children’s health, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. He will join the board on January 1, 2020. Dr. Rhodes has served as a Professor of Pediatrics in the West Virginia University School of Medicine since 2005 and is the founding director of the University’s Institute for Community and Rural Health. -
WVU researcher studies gene modulation to “bypass evolution,” prevent blindness
Thursday, September 26, 2019
A spider turned Peter Parker into Spiderman by altering his DNA. If scientists can use microorganisms called archaea to alter human DNA, might it help prevent blindness one day? WVU School of Medicine researcher Maxim Sokolov has received $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health to study the biochemistry that might make it possible.Read WVU researcher studies gene modulation to “bypass evolution,” prevent blindness full story
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WVU residents gain additional access to simulated heart trainings
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
If you’re looking for West Virginia University Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery residents between surgeries, odds are you’ll find them fine tuning their craft through hands-on practice. And access to a new, department-specific simulated training center in the Heart and Vascular Institute at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, allows them easier access to do just that.Read WVU residents gain additional access to simulated heart trainings full story
