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August 25, 2011 New monitor invented at UVA saving the lives of premature babies

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., August 25, 2011 – An innovative monitoring system for premature infants developed at the University of Virginia Health…

August 15, 2011 UVA neurology stroke researchers win $25 million NIH grant to reduce debilitating effects of stroke in diabetic patients

Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have received a $25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health…

August 10, 2011 Major discovery by UVA researchers helps explain how the adult brain cleans out dead brain cells and produces new ones

Adult brains generate thousands of new brain cells called neurons each day; however only a small fraction of them survive.…

August 2, 2011 U.S. News names 67 UVA physicians as “Top Doctors” in new online directory

Sixty-seven physicians from the University of Virginia Health System appear on the first “Top Doctors” directory issued by U.S. News…

August 1, 2011 UVA Health Services Foundation has new name: UVA Physicians Group

Effective Aug. 1, the University of Virginia Health Services Foundation will change its name to the UVA Physicians Group. The…

July 19, 2011 Five UVA Health System specialties honored by U.S. News

Five medical specialties at the University of Virginia Health System are ranked among the top in their field in U.S.…

July 14, 2011 Riverside Health System, University of Virginia Health System and Jefferson Area Board for Aging Partner to Provide New Healthcare Option for Seniors

Seniors in Central Virginia will soon have a new option for receiving long-term care without moving to a nursing home.…

July 7, 2011 UVA nurse qualifies for Olympic Trials marathon

When she ran her first marathon in October 2006, Louise Knudson had low expectations. “My only goal was to finish…

July 6, 2011 Frederick Epstein to chair UVA Department of Biomedical Engineering

Frederick Epstein, PhD, whose research specializes in new techniques to diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease, has been promoted to chair…

July 5, 2011 UVA scientists help unravel how deadly Ebola virus works

Molecular and cell biologists at the University of Virginia Health System have discovered new information about how the Ebola virus…