WVU's Walk with a Future Doc program will return for the fall semester on Saturday with a walk focused on dietary changes.
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Cardiologists at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute performed their 500th WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Implant procedure in July. This implant is a treatment for patients who have non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
Following the announcement by the West Virginia Hospital Association that it supports hospitals and health systems to require COVID-19 vaccination of their employees with local factors and circumstances shaping how and when their policies are implemented, as well as the FDA’s approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the WVU Health System announced that it will require all of its employees to be fully vaccinated with both doses of the two-dose series by Oct. 31.
WVU Health Sciences will recognize 10 individuals and two teams with Vice President’s Awards, as well as two individuals with Women in Science & Health Awards for their significant contributions to the mission of the Health Sciences Center.
Today is the last day to register for the Annual John E. Parker WVU Pulmonary and Sleep Conference which will be Friday (Aug. 27) at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place.
Assistant Professor Dr. Joe Palko will be giving a presentation on the current role of artificial intelligence in the field of ophthalmology during the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Grand Rounds on Wednesday (Aug, 25) at 7 a.m.