Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Health & Fitness

Local Air Medical Providers Unite to Improve Service

OHIO VALLEY - The region’s medical helicopter providers are preparing to join forces under a new resource-sharing alliance aimed at improving emergency response and...

WVU Medicine to Merge with Independence Health Systems, Investing $800M in Five Hospitals

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine has announced a merger with Pennsylvania-based Independence Health Systems, a move that will bring five additional hospitals under the...

Trinity Health in Steubenville Could Join UPMC as CommonSpirit, UPMC Sign Letter of Intent

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -  CommonSpirit Health and UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) announced Wednesday that they have signed a non-binding letter of intent to...

Wheeling Welcomes New $8.5 Million Medical Evacuation Helicopter

WHEELING, W.Va. - HealthNet Aeromedical Services and WVU Medicine celebrated the arrival of a new Airbus H-135 medical evacuation helicopter in Wheeling Monday. The helicopter,...

Columbiana County Health District Hosting Drive-Thru Flu Clinic

COLUMBIANA COUNTY, Ohio - The Columbiana County Health District will hold a drive-thru flu vaccination clinic on Wednesday, October 22, at the Columbiana County...

Governor DeWine Authorizes Ohio Board of Pharmacy to Adopt Emergency Rule Legalizing Tools to Prevent Drug Overdoses

COLUMBUS, Ohio —Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Executive Order 2025-04D Wednesday to suspend the normal rulemaking process to allow the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to adopt...

Judge Upholds Ban on Religious Exemptions for School Vaccinations in West Virginia

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Circuit Court judge in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle has issued a formal order explaining his decision to prohibit religious exemptions...

Statewide Outbreak of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Reported in West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Bureau of Public Health (WVBPH) is warning residents about a growing outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease...

UPMC Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Trinity Health System

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — UPMC is negotiating to purchase Steubenville-based Trinity Health System in a deal that could significantly expand the Pittsburgh health giant’s regional...

“Health Palooza” coming to Bridgeport this week

BRIDGEPORT, Ohio - The Belmont County NAACP is sponsoring "Health Palooza," a health fair, at Bridgeport High School on Wednesday, Sept. 17 from 3:30...
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