W.Va. Book Festival Announces Featured Authors For 2024
West Virginia’s annual book festival celebrating national and regional authors will come to the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center this October.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel has recommended the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12. The Ohio Valley ReSource asked Vince Venditto, an expert in vaccine design, about the Pfizer study data collected in participants ages 12 to 15.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Biden administration released its first set of drug policy priorities Thursday after overdose deaths hit record numbers during the pandemic. Office of National Drug Control Policy Acting Director Regina LaBelle discussed the office’s seven priorities, beginning with expanding access to drug treatment services.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKentucky’s vaccination plans have prioritized medical conditions that are considered “high risk” for severe COVID-19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Down Syndrome is listed as a qualifying condition for vaccinations, but that is the only such disability on the state’s list, according to disability advocates.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn 2019, a multi-state, multi-million dollar, study launched to lower overdose deaths around the Ohio Valley. Then, the coronavirus arrived, and overdose fatalities surged. But addiction researchers are renewing their efforts.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsActing Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Regina LaBelle answered questions about barriers to addiction treatment, temporary policy changes during the pandemic, and what actions need to be taken to address overdose deaths.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia, an early epicenter of the opioid crisis, saw overdose fatalities soar, and in parts of the region the rate of increase surpassed the national average. But while the pandemic is compounding the addiction crisis, it has also catalyzed additional state and federal responses in the Ohio Valley to the epidemic. From local clinics and state agencies to newly appointed officials in the White House, people are looking for ways to tackle both new and existing barriers to treatment during the pandemic.
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