West Virginia University

This completed study tested deep brain stimulation (DBS) in just one person with severe, treatment-resistant opioid use disorder. The goal was to see if stimulating brain reward areas could reduce opioid use and improve safety. Because only one participant was enrolled, the resul…

This study looked at whether giving plasma (the liquid part of blood) from people who recovered from COVID-19 could help critically ill patients fight the virus. The plan was to collect plasma from up to 240 recovered donors and give it to sick patients. However, the plasma donat…

This study tested a procedure called endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) to relieve pain in 19 people with advanced pancreatic cancer that could not be removed by surgery. The procedure uses heat to target nerves that cause pain. Researchers measured pa…

This study looked at whether a special weight-based dose of acyclovir works well in obese patients. Researchers enrolled 13 people already receiving acyclovir in the hospital and took blood samples over 12 hours to measure drug levels. The goal was to see if the adjusted dose pro…