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Health & Science WVPB Staff, About 18 hours ago

PEIA Hearings Continue And A Look At The Legacy Of Marshall Memorials, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, every Nov. 14, Marshall University and the Huntington community have remembered and honored the 1970 football team, and all of the 75 who perished that year in a plane crash. For more than half a century, these annu...

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Nov. 19, 2024

W.Va.’s Overdose Death Rate Decline Surpasses The National Rate

West Virginia’s drug overdose death rate continues to fall, even faster than it is nationwide.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Oct. 23, 2024

W.Va’s Overdose Death Rate Continues To Fall

Early data shows West Virginia’s overdose death rate is continuing to decline, following national trends.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Sep. 25, 2024

National Drug Czar Says Overdose Decreases Positive, But More To Do

Early Center for Disease Control (CDC) data shows a dramatic fall of 12 percent in overdose death rates across the U.S. in the last year. During the same period, West Virginia’s dru...

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Energy & Environment WVPB Staff, Sep. 19, 2024

Fall Foliage Comes Early And A Decrease In Overdose Deaths, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, leaves are already beginning to change color after a dry hot summer and three are indicted in the neglect death of a Boone County girl.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Sep. 18, 2024

Early Data Shows Dramatic Fall In Overdose Death Rates; Advocates Advise Caution

A Sept. 1 analysis of provisional overdose death rate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a rapid decrease in the number of drug overdose deaths in th...

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