High Profile W.Va. Movies Highlight Growing Film Industry
Two high profile films made in West Virginia are calling attention to the state's growing film making industry.
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After Tragedy, A Renewed Focus On Student-Athlete Safety
The Marion County Initiative is bringing together athletes and coaches with neurologists and equipment manufacturers to reduce sports-related head trauma in football and beyond.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHow Wildfires Affect Air Quality And Protecting Student Athletes, This West Virginia Morning
Wildfires in Canada can create air quality concerns in West Virginia. And, high tech helmets are the latest effort to prevent traumatic brain injuries in student athletes.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNew Concussion Program Targets High School Students
The community health center New River Health has partnered with Fayette County schools to offer a concussion-management protocol for athletes. The idea…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsQ&A: Concussion Expert to Speak at Marshall Friday Evening
Are concussions more prevalent, or are more people paying closer attention to symptoms that are tied to concussions? Julian Bailes, MD, Director of…
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Could a Checklist Save Your Child-Athlete's Life?
Last year, state legislators passed a bill requiring the Secondary School Activities Commission to draft rules aimed at preventing youth concussions. The…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. school board to discuss concussion rule
Updated October 9, 2013 1:39 p.m. The West Virginia Board of Education has postponed consideration of the concussion rule until its meeting next month.…
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