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January 12, 2011 UVA Health System researchers are part of international scientific consortium celebrating major milestone

Wladek Minor, PhD, and his research team at the University of Virginia Health System are celebrating the attainment of an…

January 12, 2011 Nursing and medical students to gain clinical experience, knowledge of rural issues, at this weekend’s RAM clinic in Wise

For University of Virginia nursing and medical students, volunteering at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise County, Va.…

January 12, 2011 Ruth Gaare Bernheim, JD, MPH, to chair Department of Public Health Sciences

Steven T. DeKosky, MD, vice president and dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, recently announced the appointment…

January 12, 2011 UVA patient has speedy recovery from new, minimally-invasive heart valve procedure

For years, George Forschler knew the mitral valve in his heart was failing and would eventually need repair or replacement.…

January 12, 2011 UVA volunteers will be racing the clock at this weekend’s free healthcare clinic in Wise, Va.

Nearly 250 volunteers from the University of Virginia Health System are embarking on a special mission today. Carpooling in their…

January 12, 2011 Health System dialysis clinics earn 5-Diamond status from Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition

Four dialysis clinics operated by the University of Virginia Health System have attained 5-Diamond status, a measure of patient safety…

January 12, 2011 Pamela Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, to serve on two national healthcare IT initiatives

Pamela Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, special advisor to the chief nursing officer at the University of Virginia Medical Center,…

January 12, 2011 Dr. James Edward Ferguson II to chair Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Steven T. DeKosky, MD, Vice President and Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and R. Edward Howell,…

January 12, 2011 New research offers new insight about peripheral artery disease

Walking is a painful experience for many of the eight million Americans who suffer lower extremity peripheral arterial disease, or…

January 12, 2011 Researchers determine the 3-D structure of anthrax protein

Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have attained a major milestone in their work for the Center for…