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Larry Rhodes, M.D., interim chair of the West Virginia University Department of Pediatrics and director of the WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health, has been named the 2013 Rural Health Practitioner of the Year by the National Rural Health...
5/10/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Study Shows Baby Boomers in Worse Health Than Their Parents
Despite having a reputation of being the healthiest and most active generation, baby boomers are actually in worse overall health than their parents, according to a new study by researchers at the West Virginia University School of Medicine.
2/5/2013 2:00 PM EST
Chase Selected as President-Elect of National Pharmacy Organization
Patricia Chase, Ph.D., dean of the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, has been selected as president-elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).
12/19/2012 11:00 AM EST
Males Hit by Vehicles Twice as Likely to Die
According to a newly published study, male pedestrians struck by vehicles are more than twice as likely to die as their female counterparts.
12/10/2012 1:10 PM EST
WVU Public Health Study Finds Suicide to Be Leading Cause of Injury Mortality in U.S.
A published study by researchers from the West Virginia University School of Public Health and Injury Control Research Center found that suicide has now passed motor vehicle traffic crashes as the leading cause of injury deaths in the United States....
9/21/2012 10:15 AM EDT
Doctor and Pharmacy Shopping Are Linked to Prescription Drug Overdose Deaths
A published study conducted by researchers at West Virginia University has found that doctor and pharmacy shoppers are at a greater risk for drug-related death.
9/6/2012 2:55 PM EDT
WVU Health Sciences Gets $19.6 Million Research Grant From NIH
The Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University has been awarded a $19.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that will be used to address the health issues that most commonly affect West Virginians.
8/15/2012 12:45 PM EDT
WVU Injury Control Research Center Receives $4.1-Million Grant From the CDC
The West Virginia University Injury Control Research Center has just been awarded a five-year grant totaling $4.1 million to continue as one of 11 such federally funded centers of excellence for injury prevention research, education and outreach in...
8/9/2012 10:55 AM EDT
Coben Available to Discuss WVU ICRC's Grant From CDC
Jeff Coben, M.D., director of the West Virginia University Injury Control Research Center, is available today and tomorrow to discuss the Center's $4.1-million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue as one of 11 such...
8/9/2012 11:25 AM EDT