The WVU Cancer Institute Department of Radiation Oncology recently implemented the use of a THOR photobiomodulation device to prevent mucositis in head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation.
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The Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute has been named a Center of Excellence in Addiction and was awarded a four-year $2.9 million grant by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
In order to perform lab work, students pursuing Family Nurse Practitioner certification need immediate access to individual suture kits at home, creating yet another financial burden for students who have faced many economic challenges caused by the pandemic.
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 Tuesday, July 14 from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
WVU Medicine is continuing to offer COVID-19 testing at its outpatient center at University Town Centre in Morgantown. The testing at this location is not free; a provider’s order is required to be tested.
WVU School of Public Health professor George A. Kelley has been appointed as a statistical adviser for the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity and to the Statistical Advisory Board for Science Progress.