Despite Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations to wear a mask in public places to stop the spread of COVID-19, there are some who still refuse to wear a mask. WVU Medicine pulmonologist Saif Al Qatarneh debunks some common mask-wearing myths.
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The WVU Medicine Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit went purple on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in honor of World Prematurity Day and Prematurity Awareness Month.
The Health Sciences Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council invites all faculty, residents/fellows and students who identify as a person of color or an underrepresented minority to join a virtual forum Nov. 23 at 7 p.m.
After COVID-19 stopped in-person simulated training for WVU medical students, leaders of the Interprofessional Education program and the Simulation Training for Education and Patient Safety Center got creative, using a remote-controlled robot to interact with patients in their homes.
Encourage students to attend the Carruth Center’s Goal Setting webinar on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m.
The School of Dentistry dental hygiene and doctor of dental surgery scholarship recipients were recognized in a virtual ceremony this fall.