Announcements
WVU-led study reveals uptick in suicide and fatal drug self-intoxication rates among blacks, Hispanics and women
To classify a death as a suicide, medical examiners and coroners rely on hard evidence, perhaps a suicide note or a gun near the body.
WVU receives national award for excellence in military pain medicine
West Virginia University’s Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and the WVU Medicine Center for Integrative Pain Management’s efforts to improve military pain medicine care for soldiers in the field were recognized by a national award for excellence in military pain medicine. This is the first time the award was given to an institution rather than an individual.
WVU in the News: Solutions to the opioid epidemic, according to its witnesses
West Virginia consistently ranks number one in state opioid-involved overdose death rates and opioid prescribing levels, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse — with about 81 opioid prescriptions per 100 persons and about 50 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017. Ohio comes in second at around 63 prescriptions and 39 deaths.
WVU in the News: Hepatitis C numbers soar in Kanawha following syringe exchange closure
A new case of hepatitis C was reported nearly every eight hours in Kanawha County last year.
WVCTSI Clinical Trials Center of Excellence opens at WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – To help further cement its status as a top research institution, the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute has announced the formation of the Clinical Trials Center of Excellence at West Virginia University.
Cancer prevention expert to address cervical cancer in Appalachia, Nov. 1
Cervical cancer rates are higher among women in Appalachia due to a variety of factors ranging from health policy to biology. Next month, epidemiologist and cancer prevention researcher Electra Paskett, Ph.D., will visit the WVU Health Sciences Center to explain how these factors can help identify possible interventions to reverse this trend.
WV STEPS hosts immersive ultrasound training session
Point of Care Ultrasound Fest was held on Saturday Sept. 21 at the WV STEPS Center.
Dr. Otis Brawley will present the Annual Hardesty Lecture
Dr. Otis Brawley will present the Annual Hardesty Lecture Nov. 22 at 4 p.m. in the Erickson Alumni Center.
Public Health PhD students published in Annals of Epidemiology
The August issue of Annals of Epidemiology features the work of three West Virginia University School of Public Health PhD students. Emphasizing their work, students Jeffrey Pesarsick, Melody Gwilliam and Olayemi Adeniran are listed as the primary authors on the paper. The students were mentored by Brian Hendricks, PhD, research assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology, who served as senior author. Other coauthors for the article included Research Assistant Professor Toni Rudisill, PhD, and Stuart M. and Joyce N. Robbins Distinguished Professor Dr. Gordon Smith.
WVU MyTravel training demonstration scheduled for Health Sciences community
WVU Health Sciences will offer a training demonstration on the new WVU MyTravel rules. The demo will be held on Thur., Oct. 17 from 9 – 10 a.m. in Fukushima Auditorium (1901) at the Health Sciences Center.