close

TAGGED : wvu-medicine

Fayette County brothers stress importance of regular prostrate screenings

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After watching his brother, Randy Bookshar, go through successful treatment and surgery for prostate cancer at the WVU Cancer Institute, Barry Bookshar, 75 of Brownsville, decided to get screened for prostate cancer. He had no symptoms but figured it would be beneficial to ...

End of daylight savings time impacts sleep

Twice a year, it happens: Americans adjust their clocks, springing forward or falling back. At 2 a.m. this Sunday, daylight savings time ends, so most people in all states except Hawaii and Arizona (neither follows daylight saving time) will turn their clocks back and gain one hour of ...

Greene man attests to importance of organ donation

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance is joining Donate Life West Virginia in recognizing West Virginia Donor Day today. The date, Aug. 1, serves as a powerful reminder: Just one organ donor has the potential to save up to eight lives and heal as many as 75 more through tissue ...

WVU Medicine Children’s Birthing Center at Uniontown Hospital set to open

Oh baby! It was a happy day at WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital on Thursday, when hospital officials unveiled WVU Medicine Children’s Birthing Center, which is scheduled to open in January 2025. The hospital hosted a ribbon cutting and community celebration, and conducted tours of the ...

WVU Medicine expanding to Southpointe

WVU Medicine is coming to The Fountainhead building in Southpointe. Known formally as West Virginia University Health System, the Morgantown-based health-care provider has signed a lease for all four stories of the structure. The Fountainhead sits at the entrance to the mixed-use park, at 555 ...