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WVU in the News: SPH Assistant Dean Brumage among recipients of "West Virginian of the Year" honor
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Dr. Michael Brumage, assistant dean for public health practice and service, was selected as a West Virginian of the Year for his work battling the opioid epidemic. Brumage has received national recognition for his work in harm reduction and his dedication to fighting this "epidemic of epidemics."Brumage is among 5 recipients honored by the Charleston Gazette-Mail. Other recipients include Dr. Rahul Gupta, the public health commissioner for West Virginia, and Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader. Rader was also featured in the Netflix original documentary short "Heroin(e)", which the School of Public Health screened for the public in November 2017. -
WVU School of Medicine offers new headache medicine fellowship
Friday, December 22, 2017
The West Virginia University School of Medicine announced recently that accreditation was granted for a new fellowship program in headache medicine. The fellowship is the only one in the state, and recruitment for the position starts in January 2018.Read WVU School of Medicine offers new headache medicine fellowship full story
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Researcher calls West Virginia's drug overdose death rate increase ‘totally unacceptable’
Thursday, December 21, 2017
A West Virginia University researcher is calling for expanded treatment and a sustainable statewide naloxone distribution program after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report today (Dec. 21), which highlights the mounting public health crisis surrounding drug overdose deaths. The Mountain State continues to have the highest drug overdose death rate in the nation. -
Bob Huggins Fish Fry Set for January in Morgantown
Thursday, December 21, 2017
************* Update -- Event is SOLD OUT *************Read Bob Huggins Fish Fry Set for January in Morgantown full story
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Nationally recognized lifestyle medicine expert named dean at WVU Eastern Campus
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Emma M. Morton-Eggleston, MD, will also serve as director of the newly established WVU Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Health.Read Nationally recognized lifestyle medicine expert named dean at WVU Eastern Campus full story