Last year, Charleston Area Medical Center saw
more new patients diagnosed with childhood cancer than ever before. In West
Virginia, treatment facilities
for children are located in Huntington, Charleston or
Morgantown - so
for many West Virginians, the
trips to treatment are long and expensive. Jessica Lilly caught up with a
family in the Southern part of the state whose fight against the deadly illness
has just begun.
This week the West Virginia House of Delegates is discussing another childhood condition- autism- and a bill relating to services these children are supposed to receive. Last year the legislature passed a bill making insurance companies cover behavioral therapy. Kanawha County Democrat Mark Hunt told lawmakers that insurance companies such as Blue Cross Blue shield are not honoring this law. Hunt took his anger to the floor by talking about his own autistic son. A new bill making its way through the House cleans up the autism bill passed last year and clarifies that evaluation of autism is to be covered by insurance companies.
The effect of Kentucky's prescription drug abuse problem reaches beyond the state's borders. In the final segment of a three-part series, Brenna Angel reports on the challenges of launching a nationwide prescription monitoring network.
The technique of using hydraulic fracturing to release natural gas from shale rock formations is controversial. Environmentalists contend fracking could poison our air and water. WOUB's Fred Kight reports Ohio officials continue to debate the pros and cons of this drilling method.
Essayist Colleen Anderson is a winter lover who would rather trudge through a snowy landscape than stroll the beach in some warm climate. She reflects on the qualities of the somber seaso
On Thursday in Louisville, a national award was presented to college football’s most versatile player, Georgia’s Brandon Boykin. It’s called the Paul Hornung Award, named for the Kentucky native who excelled at several positions during Hall of Fame careers at Notre Dame and the GreenBay Packers in the 1950s and 60s. For Hornung, this Super Bowl week also stirs some memories from his NFL playing days.
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