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May 17, 2011 New UVA Study Questions Health Benefits of Commonly Prescribed Cholesterol-Lowering Medication Ezetimibe in Some Patients

More than 42 million Americans suffer from high cholesterol, and 63 million more have borderline high cholesterol. Over time, high…

May 6, 2011 UVA Health System receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for ground-breaking research in global health and development

The University of Virginia Health System is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda…

May 2, 2011 UVA Student Health Director recognized for leading national policies on bacterial meningitis vaccines for students

At an awards gala held April 25 at the New York Athletic Club, James C. Turner, MD, executive director of…

April 27, 2011 UVA scientist wins national Stand Up To Cancer grant to unlock cancer’s genetic secrets

Hui Li, PhD, assistant professor of pathology at the University of Virginia Cancer Center , was shocked when he was…

April 27, 2011 UVA Scientist Wins National Stand Up To Cancer Grant To Unlock Cancer’s Genetic Secrets

April 25, 2011 “America’s Top Doctors” names 48 UVA physicians as best in their fields

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 22, 2011 - Forty-eight physicians from the University of Virginia Health System were included in the latest…

April 21, 2011 Organ donor registration drive April 26 at UVA Medical Center

More than 110,000 Americans – including more than 2,800 Virginians – are awaiting an organ transplant, according to LifeNet Health,…

April 14, 2011 UVA and Habitat’s high-tech Health House offers innovative solutions to nation’s health problems

As Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville marks the completion of its first mixed-income community, the University of Virginia Health…

April 11, 2011 Seeking better ways to detect traumatic brain injury in soldiers

An increasing number of United States soldiers are suffering traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by bomb blasts. As the first…

April 6, 2011 UVA tests alternative to open-heart surgery that may offer hope to high-risk and inoperable heart valve patients

An alternative to open-heart surgery tested at the University of Virginia Health System may hold new hope for inoperable and…