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Parkersburg Cardiology Associates to join WVU Heart and Vascular Institute

PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg Cardiology Associates will join the West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute, a move the institute says will expand access to advanced heart care. Integrating Parkersburg Cardiology Associates into the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute will strengthen the delivery of comprehensive cardiovascular care by enhancing access to cutting-edge treatments, innovative research and nationally recognized expertise, officials said in a news release. The practice will continue to provide care from its existing location on the WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical ...

Stock market today: Wall Street waits for U.S.-China meeting on trade

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting through a quiet Friday as Wall Street closes an unusually calm week. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in late trading and is on track to finish the week with a dip of just 0.2%. That would make this the first week in seven where the index at the heart ...

First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, company says

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows women to collect their own sample at home before shipping it to a laboratory, according to a medical device company. Teal Health said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved its Teal Wand for home use, offering a new way to collect vaginal samples that can detect the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer. Currently, HPV tests and pap smears are performed at a health clinic or doctor’s office. An influential federal panel recommended last year the use of self-collection of HPV ...

Washington State College of Ohio hosts autocross collaboration event

Washington State College of Ohio, in collaboration with the Southern WV Region Sports Car Club of America, recently hosted a high-energy Autocross and Dyno Days event that brought the community together for a day full of horsepower and fun. Free and open to the public, the family-friendly ...