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WVSOM Recognized By CDC For Pandemic Solutions
The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine was recognized in a CDC report that examines how state and county-level agencies used COVID-19 grants.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNational 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...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEarly 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...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsExpert: W.Va.’s Drug Epidemic Is Holding Back Its Economy And Hurting Its Children
A senior policy advisor to the Legislature presented a sobering picture of West Virginia's drug epidemic on Monday.
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W.Va. Overdose Rates Rise While National Rates Fall
The severity of West Virginia’s high overdose mortality rate qualifies the state for more federal funding to fight the opioid crisis.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Nile Virus Detected In W.Va.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says cases of the virus are spiking upwards in the United States.
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