West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine is now accepting applicants for an observational trial focused on fertilized anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.   Unlike traditional ACL repairs, fertilized ACL surgery uses a biologic concentrate of the patient’s stem cells, bone marrow and autograft bone along[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Health is offering free sports physicals by appointment to middle and high school students Thursday, May 30, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Marshall Sports Medicine Institute (MSMI), located at 2211 Third Avenue, Huntington.  All students must bring their West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An internationally renowned astrophysicist at West Virginia University has been selected as a new member of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors in the scientific world. Maura McLaughlin, Eberly Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, was one of over 100 new members[Read More…]

“Our state is home to a lot of exceptional people, but with the news that one of our own has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, West Virginia truly has reached an impressive benchmark through WVU astrophysicist Maura McLaughlin. “I know most people aren’t proud science geeks like I am,[Read More…]

By Retired Major General James Hoyer, WV National Guard You’ve heard me say it before: too many politicians, campaigns and interest groups are focused on what divides us. That needs to stop. Negative campaigns and extreme viewpoints play into the hands of our foreign enemies, amplify the threats we face and[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the legs or lower extremities is the narrowing or blockage of the vessels that carry blood from the heart to the legs. It is primarily caused by the buildup of fatty plaque in the arteries. Traditionally, if patients[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association ATHENS, W.Va. – The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has reviewed and approved three new certificate programs to be offered at Concord University beginning this fall, including Child Welfare (undergraduate level), Human Resource Management (graduate level), and Geographic Information Systems (undergraduate level). Students who earn the Child Welfare Certificate[Read More…]

By Jina Belcher, executive director of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority In the latest legislative session, despite the introduction of 13 childcare bills, none passed. This stark statistic speaks volumes about our priorities—or lack thereof—when it comes to the backbone of our workforce and economic development: childcare. Childcare[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, DC – On April 30, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Miguel Cardona, U.S. Secretary of Education, on the importance of the Streamlining More Accessible, Reliable and Transparent Educational Resources for Debt Act (SMARTER Debt Act) and the impact of the Administration’s[Read More…]