Skip to content
Mental Health had become a focus for staff and students at West Virginia University after a sudden death on campus.
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. Your chances of developing type 2 diabetes depend on a combination of risk factors such as your genes and lifestyle.
In nearly every Appalachian and Delta community, residents die on average before their 78th birthday, which is the average life expectancy in the United States. Health care providers are working on innovative ways to combat the unique disparities in the regions.
In 358 of the 662 counties in the Appalachian and Delta regions, adults had higher-than-average diabetes rates.
Cancer claims millions of lives in the U.S. each year. Access to treatment, preventative care and screenings is a unique hardship for some people in rural areas.
The Health Resources and Services Administration classifies geographic areas as medically underserved based on them having too few primary care doctors, a high infant mortality rate, high poverty or a high elderly population.
The regulatory changes Biden is asking federal health officials to undertake aren't likely to happen overnight because hastily written rules are more easily overturned in court.
The Mississippi Delta and Appalachia both fare far worse than the national average in health indicators and outcomes. The project will explore why health disparities exist, with a focus on long term and sustainable solutions.
At the Stonewall Jackson Hopsital, not much could be done when patients suffering from substance abuse came to the emergency department for help. Now, after receiving a grant through the Center for Disease Control (CDC), who partnered with the Mosaic Group out of Maryland, the hospital is bringing a substance abuse program to the area called, Reverse the Cycle.
The Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust gave $820,000 to help feed families within the area.
he WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities is collaborating with Burlington United Methodist Family Services, WV Home Visitation Providers and Wheeling Hospital to create a new program called WV IMPACT.
Those who missed the survey put out by the WVU Extension Service’s Family Nutrition Program had the opportunity to attend the Grow This: West Virginia Garden Challenge, a community pick-up event, that a local Morgantown pastor was eager to bring to his community.
As COVID-19 continue, a rise in overdoses is expected across the country, but the cofounder of SobberBuddy said there are ways to still cater to recovering addicts during this time.
What started as an individual task to make sure children were fed throughout Monongalia County, it turned into a partnership.
With the spreading of COVID-19, the Marion County Senior Citizens center is taking precaution as they provide services to those that are at the highest risk for the virus.
The Clinical Director of FYZICAL Therapy and Balance Center in Bridgeport, Shane Piatt, wants to provide options and answers to those in the community when it comes to shoulder and rotator cuff pain.
March is National Nutrition Month, and many families in Monongalia County gathered to attend a fun, nutritional event on Thursday evening at the Spark! Science and Imagination Center.