Case of measles confirmed in West Virginia by WVU Medicine

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — A patient of WVU Medicine has tested positive for measles. WVU Medicine announced Monday that a patient tested positive after visiting an outpatient clinic last week and is ... Read More

WVU Medicine expanding into Elkins with new clinic

ELKINS, W.Va. (WBOY) — WVU Medicine is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into new facilities in five cities in West Virginia. Read More

Alternative Medicine News

Nov. 11, 2022 — Popular alternative Japanese medicine, Kampo, can trace its origins back to China. Researchers suggest, Jianzhen or Ganjin, the famous 8th century Chinese monk responsible for ... Read More

WVU Medicine Children’s Mediathon 2024

(WBOY) — Throughout the day on March 20, Nexstar stations in West Virginia will be helping raise money for WVU Medicine Children’s. Nexstar Media Group, which includes WBOY 12 News in ... Read More

WVU Medicine announces major capital investment plan

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine says it plans to invest $400 million in capital improvement projects that will stretch from Morgantown to Bluefield. “It is $400 million in new capital ... Read More

UAB Medicine Mandatory Flu Vaccination Policy

UAB Health Centers and UAB School of Medicine Clinical Departments will be required to take the flu vaccine each year prior to December 15. Children's of Alabama, among other local and national ... Read More

WVU Medicine gets board approval for $400M expansion projects

All projects listed under the approved funding are subject to regulatory approvals, according to an April 18 WVU Medicine news release. The funding will go toward a nearly $234 million multicenter ... Read More

WVU Medicine provides care and comfort to 8-year-old with spina bifida

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – Eight-year-old Bobbee Ohara is just like every ... Bobbee’s mother, Amanda, says WVU Medicine treated them like family in a time when they needed it the most. Read More

Internal Medicine News

Physician Pleads Guilty to Unneeded Chemo in Fraud Case Farid Fata, MD, once considered buying a $3 million castle in Lebanon. He now faces up to 175 years in prison for a massive healthcare scam ... Read More

Why WVU Medicine's adding Weirton to its hospital network

Weirton Medical Center's soon-to-be addition to WVU Health System's network brings the Morgantown-based health care provider closer to Pittsburgh than ever. But WVU Health System CEO Albert Wright ... Read More