News by State: West Virginia

News from the past 14 days. Please visit the News Archive or State Resources: West Virginia for earlier stories.

Highest Rates of Obesity, Diabetes in the South, Appalachia, and Some Tribal Lands     Top Story 
Nov 20, 2009 -- Wide sections of the Southeast, Appalachia, and some tribal lands in the West and Northern Plains have the nation′s highest rates of obesity and diabetes, according to estimates released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

U.S. Adult Smoking Rates Remain Stalled     Top Story 
Nov 13, 2009 -- Despite progress in some areas, smoking rates among U.S. adults remained stalled in 2008, halting the nation’s progress in ending the tobacco epidemic, according to a CDC study.

Speak Your Piece: A Rural Medical Miracle     Top Story 
Nov 12, 2009 -- Daily Yonder article tells of the city owned Summersville Regional Medical Center in West Virginia that provides great care and it is among the lowest cost hospitals in the U.S.