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E-cigarette users in rural Appalachia develop more severe lung injuries, according to new study
Just as e-cigarette ingredients can vary from one region to another, the health effects of vaping can have regional characteristics as well. A new study out of West Virginia University suggests that rural e-cigarette users are older—and often get sicker—than their urban counterparts.
Pediatric ICU stay can be scary, lonely experience—for parents
A new study led by Brad Phillips—a researcher with the West Virginia University School of Nursing—suggests that being young, being single, having a low income and having limited post-secondary education may make parents more likely to feel lonely or perceive a lack of emotional support when their children are in the PICU.
WVU in the News: Talking vaccine doubters off the fence can beat anti-vax sentiment
In the final episode of “Doubt,” a new Prognosis podcast series that explores vaccine hesitancy, Bloomberg News examines how VAERS has become a favored tool of anti-vaccine propaganda and how some health policy experts are beginning to fight back.
Geriatrics Lunchtime Learning- 'Comprehending the Spectrum of Depression'
Title: "Comprehending the Spectrum of Depression"
4th Annual Behavioral & Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Spring Symposium
The 4th Annual Behavioral & Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Spring Symposium is set for Wednesday, May 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring a keynote address from Dr. Michelle Jones-London, Chief, Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity, NINDS.
WVU in the News: West Virginia has a massive HIV outbreak and it just restricted something that could end it
In February, a CDC official told a Charleston, West Virginia, city council committee that the country’s “most concerning” HIV outbreak was occurring among people using injection drugs there. Despite needle exchanges helping limit past outbreaks in Indiana and West Virginia, the state will now regulate the programs for the first time.
April 19, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 19, 2021.
WVU Health Sciences Center providing N-95 respirators for all clinically active students
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — At the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, more than 600 students were fit tested and provided with N-95 respirators, with more to soon follow.
Request for Proposals: Bridge Faculty Fellows
The Bridge Initiative in Science and Technology Policy, Leadership, and Communications is seeking proposals from faculty at the WVU Morgantown, Beckley, and Keyser campuses for the inaugural cohort of Bridge Faculty Fellows.
Health Sciences faculty, staff asked to complete survey about COVID-19 workplace experiences
This survey is designed by the Office of Research and Graduate Education to gather data around what your workplace design has been (on site, remote or hybrid), the advantages and challenges you encountered in your unique situation, and thoughts around how we can translate your experience to new ways of thinking about a more flexible work environment at the HSC.