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Fayette man grateful for WVU Cancer Institute innovative treatment

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. ÎÞëÊÓÆµ“ More than a decade after undergoing surgery for kidney cancer, Rick Miller believed that chapter of his life was behind him. That was until he received his second cancer diagnosis in 2024. Rick Miller was the first person in the United States to receive a cutting-edge ...

WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital seeking community feedback

WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital is seeking feedback from patients and members of the community in an effort to help shape the health care landscape in Fayette County. Jennifer Miele, the hospitalÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s marketing and communications director, said the survey encompasses all of the hospitalÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s ...

First baby of 2026 born at WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital

The WVU Medicine Golisano ChildrenÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s Birthing Center at Uniontown Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2026 on Jan. 2. Jennie Dulaney and Howard Bowers of Mill Run rang in the new year with the birth of their daughter, Melody Bowers. The hospital shared a photo of the happy parentsÎÞëÊÓÆµ™ bundle ...

End of daylight savings time impacts sleep

Twice a year, it happens: Americans adjust their clocks, springing forward or falling back. At 2 a.m. this Sunday, daylight savings time ends, so most people in all states except Hawaii and Arizona (neither follows daylight saving time) will turn their clocks back and gain one hour of ...

Fayette County brothers stress importance of regular prostrate screenings

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. ÎÞëÊÓÆµ“ After watching his brother, Randy Bookshar, go through successful treatment and surgery for prostate cancer at the WVU Cancer Institute, Barry Bookshar, 75 of Brownsville, decided to get screened for prostate cancer. He had no symptoms but figured it would be beneficial to ...

Greene man attests to importance of organ donation

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. ÎÞëÊÓÆµ“ WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance is joining Donate Life West Virginia in recognizing West Virginia Donor Day today. The date, Aug. 1, serves as a powerful reminder: Just one organ donor has the potential to save up to eight lives and heal as many as 75 more through tissue ...