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Health & Science Emily Rice,

Thousands Without Water In Mingo County; State Investigation Begins

Thousands of Mingo County residents are without water, and some have been since mid-January, prompting an investigation by the West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC). ...

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Health & Science Randy Yohe,

MU Now 'Skin Smart Campus'

As an aspiring dermatologist,  Marshall medical student Rebecca Hicks became an advocate for skin cancer prevention. The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention recently recognized Hicks' health passion by naming Marshall’s Joan C. ...

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Health & Science Emily Rice,

W.Va. Overdose Death Rates Fall By 38%

The opioid epidemic’s hardest-hit state in the union continues to outpace the nation’s declining overdose death rate. ...

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Health & Science Jack Walker,

Purdue Pharma To Pay W.Va. $55M In Opioid Settlement

Thanks to a settlement with opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma and its owners, West Virginia will receive up to $55 million, said Attorney General J.B. McCuskey Thursday.

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