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From:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 114, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedRadiation-Induced angiosarcomas are very rare occurrences following breast cancer related radiation therapy. It occurs only in 0.05% to 0.16% of breast cancer patients. (1,2) It takes years for the angiosarcoma to...
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From:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 114, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedMarshall School of Medicine names new director of addiction sciences Daniel Langleben, M.D., a highly regarded addiction psychiatry specialist and a federally funded researcher with the University of Pennsylvania...
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From:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 114, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedNemitz named next WVSOM president The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) Board of Governors appointed James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., as the medical school's next president. Nemitz, who has been employed...
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From:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 114, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedIn a first for West Virginia, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute team implants life-saving heart pump A 62-year-old Maryland man with a failing heart has received a permanent heart pump in an operation performed for...
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From:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 114, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedA Move to Remember... It was a cold, snowy, and blustery day in February. February 2, 2018 to be exact. It was moving day! Excitement, trepidation, hustling and bustling. Checking and rechecking "to-do" lists....
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From:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 114, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedOn behalf of the West Virginia Medical Professionals Health Program (WVMPHP), our participants, all of organized medicine and the public we serve; the WVMPHP wishes to express our appreciation to our 2017 Contributors....
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From:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 114, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedChildren and adolescents in foster care have an increased prevalence of physical and mental health disorders. Optimal healthcare for this population is compromised by obstacles of information exchange, access to...
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From:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 114, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedWe present a case demonstrating the importance of identifying and addressing dietary selectivity in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. This case highlights the importance of primary care physicians in...
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From:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 114, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedSolitary juvenile polyp is a benign hamartomatous colonic lesion rarely associated with adenomatous or carcinomatous changes. Here, we report a case of a solitary juvenile polyp associated with adenomatous changes in a...
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From:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 114, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedTracking Healthcare Trends Each new year brings a golden opportunity for each healthcare provider to make an assessment of the current healthcare environment and prepare for impending changes. In the next few...
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From:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 114, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed2016 West Virginia Overdose Fatality Analysis: Use of Health Systems Prior to Death Communities all over West Virginia are grappling with one of the worst public health tragedies it has ever faced. West Virginians...
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From:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 114, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedWe must demand more As the state's largest physician and patient advocacy group, we must continuously promote policies that protect our most vulnerable citizens. The children of our state are our future and we have a...
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From:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 114, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed'I Speak Up, therefore I am' and the Legislative Season Rene Descartes made his famous "I think, therefore I am" statement in 1637. This concept became a fundamental element of modern philosophy, as it emphasizes the...
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From:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 114, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedFirst 2018 WVSMA student rotation A Prescription for Change--Learning How to Make the Rules As soon-to-be physicians, we walked into the West Virginia State Medical Association building and quickly realized we had...
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From:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 114, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed2017 Appalachian Addiction & Prescription Drug Abuse Conference Report--"Prescriber Education Continued" The 2017 Appalachian Addiction & Prescription Drug Abuse Conference (AAPDAC) met our objectives of continued...