Announcements
Students help scouts earn public health merit badge
Young people across the Mountain State have learned a lot about public health safety measures throughout the past year. Thanks to students in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, participants of Merit Badge University can now officially add the public health merit badge to their collection.
WVU in the News: Dr. Judith Feinberg discusses Hepatitis C in Appalachia
Dr. Judith Feinberg spoke in early March with HepVu about Hepatitis C trends and mortality rates in Appalachia. She also spoke during the February meeting of Appalachian Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network.
March 8, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for March 8, 2021.
WVU in the News: Appalachia has 'most alarming' HIV outbreak in nation. The proposed solutions are controversial
Decades after HIV was first discovered, there’s still discrimination. In this week’s episode of Inside Appalachia, we hear from several people here in Appalachia who are living with HIV.
WVU in the News: How to live longer: Meditation linked to lower cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar
Meditation is "about training in awareness and getting a healthy sense of perspective", noted Headspace - an app that guides its users on how to meditate. Now a research study demonstrated the lifeskill can achieve so much more.
Loss of Y chromosome, RNA tied to radiation resistance in male lung-cancer patients
West Virginia University researcher Ivan Martinez is investigating how RNA—a diverse class of molecules that includes those in the COVID-19 vaccine—can influence lung cancer’s response to radiation therapy. In a new study, he found that an abundance of one type of RNA was associated with better radiation sensitivity.
PREP Program (Pipeline Rural Education Program) - new program!
Introducing WVU undergraduate students to pathways into the rural healthcare professions. All rising undergraduate juniors and seniors in the listed majors are invited to apply. $500 participation award at the completion of the program. There are ten stops available. Participants will be chosen in May 2021. All program activities will begin in Fall 2021.
March 7, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for March 7, 2021.
March 6, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for March 6, 2021.
HSCommunity: SHAPE presents LGBTQ+ Lecture Series
The WVU Student Healthcare Alliance for Promoting Equality (SHAPE) will be hosting a lecture series for LGBTQ+ Week, March 8-12.