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WVU Heart and Vascular Institute physicians first in state to introduce new therapy for leaking heart valve
Thursday, August 25, 2016
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A team of physicians at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute became the first in the state to implant a new minimally invasive device for the treatment of a leaking mitral valve, called mitral regurgitation. Three patients who were otherwise unable to undergo open heart surgical repair had the MitraClip device inserted using a catheter by a team that included Vinay Badhwar, M.D., Mohamad Alkhouli, M.D., James Mills, M.D., Wissam Gharib, M.D., and Bradford Warden, M.D. -
WVU Cancer Institute health educator honored for cancer prevention work
Thursday, August 25, 2016
A WVU Cancer Institute health information specialist who devotes her professional life to sharing her cancer journey to help save the lives of others recently was honored with the 2016 Immunization Advocate Award from the West Virginia Immunization Network. Shelly Dusic, who works for the Cancer Institute’s Cancer Prevention and Control Division under its West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program grant, was recognized for her work in advocating human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines throughout West Virginia.Read WVU Cancer Institute health educator honored for cancer prevention work full story
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School of Medicine Dean’s Excellence Award recipients announced
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
The recipients of the 2016 Dean’s Excellence Awards have been announced. School of Medicine Executive Dean Clay Marsh will present awards Monday, August 29 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Okey Patteson Auditorium.Read School of Medicine Dean’s Excellence Award recipients announced full story
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WVU to mark Morgantown Overdose Awareness Day with panel discussion
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Makalynn, a WVU student in a 12-step recovery program, is among the WVU and Morgantown representatives who will take part in a panel discussion at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the Mountainlair.Read WVU to mark Morgantown Overdose Awareness Day with panel discussion full story
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The Market@WVU to open Thursday, August 25
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Market@WVU – the new Health Sciences cafeteria – will open at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, August 25. The new dining space will bring new food and beverage options to the campus.