WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has introduced legislation (S. 4851) to "direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national project to prevent and cure Parkinson's, to be known as the National Parkinson's Project." The bill was introduced on Sept. 14 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Tina Smith, D-Minn., and Roger Marshall, R-Kan. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For mo  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,145,796 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for three rural healthcare programs in West Virginia. The funding was made possible through the American Rescue Plan and will strengthen healthcare services fo  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. 10 -- West Virginia University issued the following news: The West Virginia University Foundation is in a strong financial position to carry out its mission to support the University's students, but President and CEO Cindi Roth sees growing needs in the coming years requiring new investments. Following the second-highest year for Foundation fundraising on record, Roth detailed plans for an upcoming multi-year campaign, designed to maximize charitable support to  more