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Evaluation of measurement properties of PROMs used in UK NIHR-funded musculoskeletal RCTs: A COSMIN-style systematic review
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Hope on Wheels presents $100K donation
MORGANTOWN - Young patients put colorful hand prints on a white Hyundai palisade in front of WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s. And Hyundai’s Hope on Wheel program presented Children’s Blood Disorders & Cancer Center a grant of $100,000 to support the hospital’s mission. This was the hospital’s third annual Hope on Wheels donation celebration, recognizing Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Cancer survivor Cooper Sampson, 13, made it clear why the cause is so important.
Hyundai’s Hope On Wheels Gives $100K donation To WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s
MORGANTOWN - Young patients put colorful hand prints on a white Hyundai palisade Thursday morning in front of WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s. And Hyundai’s Hope on Wheel program presented Children’s Blood Disorders & Cancer Center a grant of $100,000 to support the hospital’s mission. This was the hospital’s third annual Hope on Wheels donation celebration, recognizing Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Cancer survivor Cooper Sampson, 13, made it clear why the cause is so important.
The Great Flood of 1916 on the Catawba
Photos courtesy David Beard Long before Lake Norman covered thousands of acres of the Carolina Piedmont, the Catawba River flowed untamed through a landscape of farms, forests and small communities. It was a river that shaped life in North Carolina. Families depended on its waters, mills harnessed its power, and towns grew along its banks. But the Catawba was also a river to be respected.
Grants support energy study
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure Consortium -- led by West Virginia University in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and more than 60 regional partners -- will receive up to $160 million over the next decade from the National Science Foundation to develop innovative technologies to address the nation's energy needs.
WVU leads Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure Consortium chosen to invest $321M for energy security projects
The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium - led by WVU in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and more than 60 regional partners - will receive up to $160 million over the next decade from the National Science Foundation to develop innovative technologies to address the nation’s energy needs. RETI was selected as one of 12 U.S. National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines award recipients, the NSF announced Tuesday.
West Virginia University to Lead Resilient Energy Consortium
(TNS) — The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium — led by West Virginia University in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and more than 60 regional partners — will receive up to $160 million over the next decade from the National Science Foundation to develop innovative technologies to address the nation's energy needs.
U.S. attorney reaches settlement with WVU Health System
MORGANTOWN -- The U.S. Attorney's Offices for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia announced Monday that West Virginia United Health System, doing business as West Virginia University Health System, has agreed to pay $4,177,139 and enter a memorandum of agreement to resolve civil allegations that it violated provisions of the Controlled Substances Act across various registered facilities over a seven-year span.
U.S. Attorney Reaches $4.M Civil Settlement With WVU Health System
MORGANTOWN -- The U.S. Attorney's Offices for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia announced Monday that West Virginia United Health System, doing business as West Virginia University Health System, has agreed to pay $4,177,139 and enter a memorandum of agreement to resolve civil allegations that it violated provisions of the Controlled Substances Act across various registered facilities over a seven-year span.
Opinion | Changes in Silver Bay reflect health care challenges facing all of rural Minnesota
Opinion | Changes in Silver Bay reflect health care challenges facing all of rural Minnesota For too many people, care and other services are more than an hour away. Guest contributor(s) to the Minnesota Star Tribune Dr. Brian Pollmann checks in on a patient at the Hutchinson Health Clinic. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune) Comment Gift Share Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of guest commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here.
Study shows West Virginia has the lowest bills; but is living really cheaper?
MORGANTOWN - A recent study showed that West Virginia has the lowest monthly bills among the 50 states. That’s good news - in a way. As Lauren Weatherford, a WVU Extension associate professor, pointed out, "You have to look at the data in context. You can’t look at the data as an individual factor." The figures come from Doxo.com’s 2025 U.S. Household Bill Pay Report and were reported by UtilityRates.com. Doxo.com, among other things, offers an app to manage and pay all household bills.
Study shows West Virginia has the lowest bills; but is living really cheaper?
MORGANTOWN – A recent study showed that West Virginia has the lowest monthly bills among the 50 states. That's good news – in a way. As Lauren Weatherford, a WVU Extension associate professor, pointed out, “You have to look at the data in context. You can't look at the data as an individual factor.” The figures come from Doxo.com's 2025 U.S. Household Bill Pay Report and were reported by UtilityRates.com. Doxo.com, among other things, offers an app to manage and pay all household bills.
Life before the lake
James B. Duke, William States Lee and Dr. Gill Wylie. From a bold idea to a lasting legacy, three men turned the power of the Catawba River into electricity, opportunity and growth for generations to come. The men who harnessed a river. How a doctor’s vision, an engineer’s genius and an industrialist’s investment transformed the Carolinas.
Who will take care of our older and disabled people? – The Boston Globe
Write to us at startingpoint@globe.com. To subscribe, sign up here. I’ve been writing for years about immigrants filling jobs that Americans don’t want. Haitians in particular have stepped into the void where the work is hard and the pay is low – cleaning, groundskeeping, preparing food, caring for elderly and developmentally disabled people. When an influx of migrants flooded into the United States a few years ago, a number of savvy Massachusetts employers opened their doors to them.
Hacky sack is suddenly cool again – The Boston Globe
Write to us at startingpoint@globe.com. To subscribe, sign up here. Last Friday, my week in hacky sack mania ended just as abruptly as it began, in the office of the orthopedic surgeon who had replaced my left hip in January, staring down at my feet as I confessed that I may have done something kinda dumb. But let’s start at the beginning, the previous Saturday, when I overheard my 16-year-old son telling my wife that all the kids at his school were obsessed with hacky sack.
Advancing Public Health Outcome s
Please tell us about the kinds of work you do to promote public health. Our work spans a wide range of public health priorities — all grounded in strong partnerships with our communities to advance equitable health outcomes and eliminate disparities. We do this through a combination of education, prevention, regulation and policy change—whether we’re strengthening emergency preparedness, addressing chronic disease or reducing risks through home hazard mitigation, such as lead and radon prevention.
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Blue Cross Posts $353 Million 2025 Loss In its annual report, released April 1, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) claimed a combined $353 million in operating losses on $10.4 billion in fully insured premium revenue for 2025. This represents an operating margin loss of approximately 3%. Blue Cross paid $9.8 billion for members’ medical and pharmacy services in 2025, or nearly $27 million in claims on a daily basis.
Navigating Lupus Diagnosi s
Lupus flares range considerably in severity, from mild episodes of fatigue, joint pain, and rash to life-threatening complications including nephritis, cardiovascular disease and neurological involvement. Critically, the period between symptom onset and diagnosis is not clinically silent. Ongoing immune dysregulation during this interval can cause cumulative, and sometimes irreversible, organ damage that timely treatment could have prevented or substantially reduced.
All Summer Long: Conversations with the Beach Boys from Surfin’ to SMiLE
. Jun. 2026. 256p. ISBN 9798216383208. $34. MUSIC COPY ISBN Beard, editor-in-chief of Endless Summer Quarterly, the Beach Boys’ only officially endorsed publication, presents a clear and celebratory book based on interviews with band members, friends, and acquaintances, focusing on their peak years from 1961 to 1967.
Tolkien Reading Day 2026
I have just learned that the Tolkien Society sponsors an annual Tolkien Reading Day on March 25. The text below is a press release. Would anyone like to help plan a Duluth event for next year? Tolkien Reading Day 2026 is dedicated to Tolkien’s Unlikely Heroes. Will you join us on later today? What is Tolkien Reading Day? Tolkien Reading Day is held on the 25th of March each year.
View Photos of the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt
1 hour ago Few products attract a cult-like obsession like this one. Even after being off the menu for years, true fans yearn for its return, their devotion bordering on an almost cult-like obsession. Well, they’re in luck. It’s back for a limited time only. It’s not the McRib, but the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt. Like …
The 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Marks a 911 First at Lightning Lap
From the March/April 2026 issue of Car and Driver. When you sell something like 20 variants of the 911 nameplate, you must master the art of differentiating them. What's one surefire way to distinguish these pinnacle sports cars? Engines. In the case of the 911 GTS, it's the very new 532-hp hybrid powertrain. The GTS is the first electrified 911 we've lapped at VIR. A turbocharged 3.6-liter flat-six works with an electric motor in the turbo and another in the dual-clutch gearbox.
View Exterior Photos of the 2026 Porsche Macan GTS Electric
The GTS is the fifth entry in Porsche's battery-powered Macan Electric lineup, and it's easily the sweetest. The Macan GTS Electric can be identified by its traditional black exterior accents and unique front and rear fascias, along with a black edge on the active rear spoiler. During most use cases, the motors combine to produce 509 horsepower and around 675 pound-feet of torque.
View Interior Photos of the 2026 Porsche Macan GTS Electric
The athletic 2026 Porsche Macan GTS Electric features interior bits and pieces familiar to other members of the GTS family. There's plenty of badging throughout to remind you where your money went. The standard GTS-specific 18-way power seats feature more aggressive bolstering and are supremely comfortable and supportive. Porsche's latest communication management equipment allows a smartphone to be used as a key. The Sport Plus mode adds a new sound profile that pumps up the synthesized volume.
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Transportation Issues Turn Small Problems into Crises Regular care of chronic conditions prevents them from becoming crises. For example, an annual blood draw on a prediabetic patient can prevent a crash from undiagnosed diabetes. Regular dialysis prevents complications and expense. When transportation is provided by professional services instead of by family, friends, or the patients themselves, the odds of missing an appointment go up.
Chevy Corvette E-Ray's All-Season Tires Set a New Standard for Cornering Grip in Our Testing
The 2026 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray equipped with all-season rubber circled our 300-foot skidpad with a 1.01-g average. • Chevy's hybrid all-wheel-drive sports car is the first vehicle to break the 1.0-g threshold on all-seasons. • The next closest things aren't what you'd expect, including a Chrysler Pacifica and a Volvo S90. Welcome to Car and Driver's Testing Hub, where we zoom in on the test numbers.
View Photos of the 2026 Ferrari 296 Speciale
The 2026 Ferrari 296 Speciale is massaged all over to amp up the driving experience. The Ferrari 296 Speciale is the newest vehicle in the brand's Speciale series. Ferrari went to great lengths in nearly every aspect of the car, reworking the aerodynamics, shaving weight, and adding power. The boost has been turned up in the twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6, and it now makes 691 horsepower. The electric motor is also stronger. The combined output now tallies 869 horsepower.
A look at MARL and PJM's B3800 project series
Sep. 13—dbeard @dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN — An error in a Potomac Edison filing with the state Public Service Commission briefly led to public belief that two separate transmission line projects — Potomac Edison's and NextEra Energy Transmission's — were a single project. FirstEnergy subsidiary Potomac Edison quickly corrected the error. But that led some readers to contact The Dominion Post about what was behind the error.
You have more power than you think
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -57:17 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Even amidst all the grim news, supporters of democracy have much more power than they think. That's the message from election law expert Justin Levitt on this week's episode of The Downballot podcast. Levitt explains why Donald Trump has almost no legal power to direct the conduct of elections and emphasizes that voters have almost always rejected gerrymandering when given the chance.
LLC or S-Corp Blanket Mortgage to circumvent ten property rule
I currently own 13 single family properties in Columbus Ohio recently appraised at 1.1 million. I have just under 500 K in mortgages. I have exhausted the yellow pages and am searching for this product. Fannie Mae guidelines page 223 say that whatever properties are deeded and mortgaged to an S-Corp are exempt from 10 property limit. However, there are no mentionings of the deed and mortgage in the name of an LLC? Has anyone done this to circumvent the ten property rule?
The clinical effectiveness of clarithromycin versus endoscopic sinus surgery for adults with chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps (MACRO): a pragmatic, multicentre, three-arm, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 4 trial
Evidence before this study Our previous Cochrane systematic reviews on chronic rhinosinusitis treatments found good evidence of efficacy of topical intranasal corticosteroids and nasal saline irrigations, but a paucity of evidence on the efficacy for longer-term macrolide antibiotics and endoscopic sinus surgery.
Potomac Edison to seek PSC permit for W.Va. county leg of MARL
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Potomac Edison filed notice Monday with the West Virginia Public Service Commission that it plans to file an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a section of the proposed NextEra Energy Transmission MidAtlantic Resiliency Link. Potomac Edison — a sister company of Mon Power and a subsidiary of FirstEnergy — said the project will exceed $20 million. It is a new build and rebuild of about 15.4 miles of transmission line in Jefferson County.
View Photos of the 2026 Kawasaki Teryx H2, Which Just Might Be the Most Powerful Side-by-Side Ever
The Kawasaki Teryx H2 is the latest dirt-shredding side-by-side to breach the 200-hp mark. According to Kawasaki's claims, its Teryx H2 is the most powerful production side-by-side to date. The engine is a supercharged 1.0-liter inline-four. It’s good for a claimed 250 horsepower. A belt-driven continuously variable automatic transmission delivers the torque to the wheels. All Teryx models feature earth-shredding 33-inch Maxxis Carnivore Plus tires and bead-locking wheels.
Mon Medical Center participates in trial for device that could revolutionize Afib treatment
MORGANTOWN (TNS)- Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center is participating in a clinical trial that could forever change how patients with atrial fibrillation are treated. The trial is called Catalyst, for the Abbott Medical Devices Amplatzer Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occluder.
DOGE terminates $9 million West Virginia digital equity grant
MORGANTOWN (TNS) — A $9 million federal grant to the state Economic Development Department recently got DOGE'd. But the department and Gov. Patrick Morrisey both failed to answer questions about it. The $9, 011, 588 grant came from the U.S Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration to support the state's digital equity program. DOGE gives the termination date as May 9 and notes a total savings of $8, 791, 067.90. kAm%96 Sa]fd 3:==:@? s:8:E2= tBF:EJ p4E[ A2DD65 :?
Always Careful; Just in a Reckless Sort of Way Offers Hilarious, Humble Adventures in Nature’s Playground
Always Careful; Just in a Reckless Sort of Way Offers Hilarious, Humble Adventures in Nature’s Playground OCEANSIDE, CA, UNITED STATES, June 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In Always Careful; Just in a Reckless Sort of Way, David Beard invites readers on a rollicking, often ridiculous ride through the breathtaking backcountry of the Pacific Southwest. But this isn't your standard tale of daring conquest—far from it.
Deficit, Exploitation, Beauty, Opportunity: Academics and Practitioners Talk Rural Health and the Rhetoric of Health and Medicine
Article Details Dialogues References References Ackerman, John M., & Coogan, David J. (Eds.). (2010). The public work of rhetoric: Citizen- scholars and civic engagement. University of South Carolina Press. Angeli, Elizabeth L. (2020). How report writing supports paramedic students’ learning. International Paramedic Practice, 10(1), 2–7. https://doi.org/10.12968/ippr.2020.10.1.2 Angeli, Elizabeth L., Jezykowski, Julia, Sinclair, Patrick, Grawey, Tom., Poltrock, James T., & Weston, Ben. (2022).
WVU research VP urges faculty to remain calm as federal actions foster uncertainty
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Uncertainty remains the key word as WVU continues to work out how Trump administration executive actions will affect the university. WVU Vice President for Research Fred King and WVU President Gordon Gee both addressed that problem for the Faculty Senate on Monday. King spoke in the context of grants and contracts facing possible termination. “Since the end of January it’s been very emotional,” he said. On any given Friday, he said, there’s a new executive order.
2025 Nissan Armada Tested
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Toyota 4Runner and Tacoma Hybrids Are Quickest in Rear-Wheel Drive
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Toyota 4Runner and Tacoma Hybrids Are Quickest in Rear-Wheel Drive
• None During our testing, we discovered that the 2025 Toyota 4Runner and Tacoma hybrids are quickest in their rear-wheel-drive modes. • None Typically, four-wheel-drive vehicles are quickest when sending torque to all four wheels. • None But why, you ask? Toyota limits the torque output in four-wheel drive to protect the front differential. Welcome to Car and Driver's Testing Hub, where we zoom in on the test numbers.
Capito addresses job cuts at NIOSH, NETL during call with West Virginia reporters
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito fielded some questions during her Thursday briefing with West Virginia reporters on this week’s job cuts at the Morgantown NIOSH office, and the earlier cuts at the Morgantown National Energy Technology Laboratory. About 185 researchers in the NIOSH division in Morgantown received layoff notices on Tuesday as part of the Department of Health and Human Services plan to cut about 10,000 employees from the department. “I am extremely concerned about this,” Capito said.
The North Star Promise can change lives — and my university
Last October, the North Star Promise program began slowly changing higher education in Minnesota. As a faculty member, I am excited for the transformations the program promises for the future, too. The North Star Promise program covers up to 100% of the costs to attend a public college or university in Minnesota. The program supports students whose family-adjusted gross income is $80,000 or less making this a program that genuinely serves middle-class families across the state.
West Virginia certificate of need complicated
Mar 10, 2025 By DAVID BEARD Staff writer MORGANTOWN — The years-long effort to repeal the certificate of need process for health care facilities and equipment took a blow Feb. 24, but not a fatal one, according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey. As Morrisey continues his push for repeal, leaders from Mon Health, WVU Medicine and the West Virginia Hospital Association provided some perspective on just what certificate of need is — and what it means to hospital systems.
WA is nation’s powerhouse State, but not when it comes to our health Original
WA is nation’s powerhouse State, but not when it comes to our health
Benson named WVU's next president
MORGANTOWN – WVU announced on Monday morning that Michael T. Benson, current president of Coastal Carolina University, will be WVU's next president, its 27th. His employment term will start July 15 and will run through June 30, 2030, according to his contract, which was provided to the Dominion Post. His base salary will be $850,000 per year. Current President Gordon Gee's salary is $800,000.
2024 Lamborghini Revuelto at Lightning Lap 2025
David Beard February 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM·3 min read 2024 Lamborghini Revuelto at Lightning Lap 2025 Michael Simari - Car and Driver From the March/April 2025 issue of Car and Driver. Lap Time: 2:41.3 Class: LL5 | Base: $625,958 | As Tested: $729,458 Power and Weight: 1001 hp • 4284 lb • 4.3 lb/hp Tires: Bridgestone Potenza Sport; F: 265/35ZRF-20 (99Y) L, R: 345/30ZRF-21 (111Y) L The slight right kink on VIR's Front Straight typically isn't an event.
2025 Chevy Corvette ZR1 Topples the McLaren Senna's VIR Lap Time
It was good while it lasted, but our production-car lap record around Virginia International Raceway’s challenging 4.1-mile Grand Course has finally fallen. We’re actually a little surprised the 789-hp McLaren Senna’s 2:34.9 lap stood this long, but nevertheless, records are set to be broken, and the 2025 Chevy Corvette ZR1’s 2:32.3 has claimed the top step of the podium. Where does the ZR1 get ahead of the Senna? Some side-by-side video analysis reveals a little bit here and a little there.
2025 Chevy Corvette ZR1 Topples the McLaren Senna's VIR Lap Time
David Beard February 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM·2 min read Corvette ZR1 Topples the McLaren Senna's VIR Time Chevrolet It was good while it lasted, but our production-car lap record around Virginia International Raceway’s challenging 4.1-mile Grand Course has finally fallen. We’re actually a little surprised the 789-hp McLaren Senna’s 2:34.9 lap stood this long, but nevertheless, records are set to be broken, and the 2025 Chevy Corvette ZR1’s 2:32.3 has claimed the top step of the podium.
Surgical clinical trial activity in Australia, 2010-20, by specialty: analysis of trial registration data
Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): 102-103. || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52555 Published online: 3 February 2025 Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) support clinical practice by generating high quality evidence about the safety and effectiveness of medical interventions.
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