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Meet Our Grads: Natalie Mafield
Program: Bachelor of Science in Public Health Area of Emphasis: Patient Navigation Hometown: Morgantown, WV
Meet Our Grads: Kylie Lawhorne
Program: Bachelor of Science in Public Health Area of Emphasis: Public Health Sciences Hometown: Berkeley Springs, WV
Meet Our Grads: Jessica Tan
Program: Bachelor of Science in Public Health Area of Emphasis: Patient Navigation Hometown: Cranberry Township, PA
Meet Our Grads: Erin Nelson
Program: Bachelor of Science in Public Health Area of Emphasis: Public Health Sciences Hometown: Charleston, WV
Meet Our Grads: Daniel Miller
Program: Bachelor of Science in Public Health Area of Emphasis: Community and Population Health Hometown: Princeton, WV
WVU in the News: Ducatman weighs in CDC's decision on PFAS health study
Dr. Alan Ducatman, professor emeritus in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, agrees that there could be a number of valid reasons for cancer to be excluded. Read the full story in The Intelligencer.
KB's Chemo Care Kits makes donation of 120 chemo bags for patients
On April 18, the WVU Cancer Institute received a generous donation of 120 chemo care kits dropped off by Robert Colabianchi and Keeley Humberson, founders of KBs Chemo Care Kits.
WVU Public Health student puts passion to work through research and advocacy
WVU School of Public Health student Brittany Smith is following her passion. And that path recently led her to Capitol Hill.
WVU research suggests conflicting drug laws may keep contaminated needles in circulation, contribute to hepatitis C infections
Acute hepatitis C infections rose 98 percent between 2010 and 2015 nationwide, largely because more people were injecting drugs. Using a new needle for every injection can slow the spread of hepatitis C, but getting those new needles isn’t always as simple as buying glucose-meter lancets at the pharmacy. And safely disposing of old needles presents a whole other set of problems.
Department of Justice, FBI to discuss health care fraud, opioid crisis in April 26 panel
The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation University Outreach Project will present on trends in health care fraud as part of the next Medicine Grand Rounds.