Researchers at West Virginia University have received a nearly $2 million federal grant to develop a vaccine for the tick borne illness Lyme disease. The infusion of research dollars comes as cases of the bacterial infection, spread through the bite of an infected tick, are on the rise nationwide and in West Virginia.

Overdose deaths are significantly rising in many states including West Virginia, but some are now adopting new laws that require those with opioid addictions to receive a reversal agent like Narcan alongside their pain medication prescription. This tactic would serve as a way to help save lives, should a patient overdose.

The municipal resolution highlights authorities like American Public Health Association and the American Medical Association which have recognized that racism is an urgent threat to public health in the U.S.

Marshall University virologist Terry Fenger discusses the coronavirus and how it is expected to interact with the flu.

The costs of treating COVID-19 patients are mounting, and they present a significant burden on the healthcare system in West Virginia

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing added stress and anxiety across the nation and the globe. West Virginia’s capital city has responded by hiring a mental…

Jerry Coleman, a third-generation coal miner, worked for 37 years, mostly underground, near Cabin Creek, West Virginia. But at 68 years old, he has…

Residents and university students in Shepherdstown will have access to a new health care facility starting next month.WVU Medicine East announced this…

While the president has asserted that children are “almost immune” from COVID-19, public health experts say many things are unknown about how the virus…

Seven West Virginians died in the past 24 hours due to COVID-19, the most deaths from the virus in a single day since the pandemic began.According to a…