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September 9, 2014 Battling breast cancer: UVA pioneers 
image-guided, high-dose approach

An experimental approach to treating breast cancer being tested at the University of Virginia Health System allows doctors to administer…

September 4, 2014 UVA neurosurgeon receives Governor’s Award for career achievement

John A. Jane Sr., MD, has been honored with a state career achievement award for his 45 years of innovative…

August 25, 2014 UVA launches nation’s 1st test of focused ultrasound to destroy breast tumors

Expanding its pioneering work in the field of focused ultrasound , the University of Virginia Health System has launched the…

August 14, 2014 Kohl’s donates $45,828 for children’s health education

Kohl’s Department Store is donating $45,828 to support health education in Central Virginia through the Kohl’s Growing Up Healthy (KGUH)…

August 12, 2014 A better way to detect causes of deadly childhood diarrhea

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed an important new diagnostic approach to determining the cause…

August 7, 2014 UVA launches Children’s Hospital app and creates distributing mechanism for app-based intellectual property

The University of Virginia Health System in collaboration with UVA Licensing & Ventures Group (LVG) launched the UVA Children’s Hospital…

August 4, 2014 Winchester pediatric specialty care clinic opens Aug. 4

University of Virginia Children’s Hospital will open a pediatric specialty care clinic Aug. 4 in Winchester , offering heart care…

July 31, 2014 Cancer Center earns national honor for quality care

Becker’s Hospital Review has named the University of Virginia Cancer Center at UVA Medical Center to its 2014 list of…

July 25, 2014 How the ‘medical Internet’ could transform healthcare

The medical Internet is not here yet, but the widespread availability of electronic medical records (EMRs) and enhanced data storage…

July 25, 2014 Promising new antibiotic defies conventional wisdom on treating superbug

A new antibiotic being developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine to combat the dangerous C. difficile superbug…