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Government Randy Yohe,

New W.Va. Public Health Officer Appointed

Dr. Matthew Christiansen, the current director of the Department of Health and Human Resources Office of Drug Control Policy, has been named the new Public Health Officer.

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Health & Science Emily Rice,

Health Officials Warn Of Rising Hospitalization Numbers

During a press briefing Wednesday morning, Gov. Jim Justice read out 11 additional COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s total to 7,649.

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Health & Science Chris Schulz,

State Still Tracking COVID-19, Despite Reduced Testing

On June 2, Gov. Jim Justice announced that West Virginia would significantly scale back COVID-19 community testing programs. This led to concerns both in the general public and in the medical community that the next wave of COVID-19 cases would catch the state by surprise. But even with the rise of the highly infectious BA.5 variant, that hasn’t been the case.

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Government Randy Yohe,

A Fix Is Coming For The Department Of Health And Human Resources

In 1989, West Virginia’s Department of Health and Department of Human Services were merged to form what’s known as DHHR. Now, after decades of splitting its bureaus and divisions, there’s a call to go full circle.

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