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WVU in the News: Two Appalachian states bound by one epidemic take different paths forward
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
The opioid epidemic has quietly shaped daily life across Appalachia for decades. Although addiction touches every corner of the U.S., the burden in Appalachia is heavier and more persistent. At the start of the 2000s, overdose death rates in Appalachian counties mirrored the rest of the nation. By 2017, those same counties saw overdose death rates 72% higher than non-Appalachian areas, according to the 2019 Opioids in Appalachia report by the National Association of Counties and the Appalachian Regional Commission. -
WVU in the News: Do You Know What Hepatitis Is?
Monday, December 8, 2025
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel recommended against routinely providing the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. It’s a move that public health experts worry will put more infants at risk of infection.Read WVU in the News: Do You Know What Hepatitis Is? full story
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WVU in the News: ‘60 Minutes’ inspires Dallas woman to support focused ultrasound research at WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Monday, December 8, 2025
In early 2024, Jean Drever Young was enjoying a Sunday evening at her Dallas home when she was struck by a segment she saw on “60 Minutes.” -
Three IMMB students selected to be Spring 2026 Presidential Student Ambassadors
Monday, December 8, 2025
Catherine Evans, Daniel Kaddar and Sarah Rahin, sophomore Immunology and Medical Microbiology students at the West Virginia University School of Medicine, have been selected to serve as Spring 2026 Presidential Student Ambassadors.Read Three IMMB students selected to be Spring 2026 Presidential Student Ambassadors full story
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Pathologists’ assistant students present case studies at national conference, represent WVU as student delegates
Thursday, December 4, 2025
WVU School of Medicine students Toni Bolser and Morgan White were selected to represent the Pathologists’ Assistant program as student delegates at the American Association for Pathologists’ Assistants (AAPA) 50th annual national conference in Denver, Colorado.