Among those along the front lines in confronting COVID-19 are the nation’s federally supported community health centers. In West Virginia, 32 CHCs in some 400 locations throughout the state provide care for one in four residents.  Sherri Ferrell, CEO of the West Virginia Primary Care Association, which represents the state’s […]

Remember: For-profit insurers are in the business to make a profit. Period. A word to the wise: During this coronavirus crisis, keep an eye on every move of my old industry: health insurers. Behind the PR spin, they’ll be doing everything they can to deny care and maintain profits while […]

As the world grapples with the fast-moving spread of the coronavirus, many of us may be out of our normal routines. Maybe we’re trying to answer email with kids at home; maybe we’re worried about loved ones or our own financial wellbeing in this uncertain time. For many, the uncertainty […]

As of Tuesday night, there is now at least one positive case of the novel coronavirus in every state in the U.S. In Appalachia, health care providers are growing increasingly concerned about the capacity of their rural health care systems and the overall health and social determinants that might leave […]

As the nation adjusts to the threat of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, it’s only natural to worry whether a cough or aches and pains could be signs you have become infected by the virus. Dr. William Petri, a professor of medicine and immunologist at the University of […]

One of the reasons coronavirus is so scary is that it is possible to be a carrier for the disease and not know it. Some people are asymptomatic and some people have mild symptoms. But as of Monday, West Virginia has only tested 84 people for coronavirus – out of a […]