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October 6, 2015 New test predicts teens’ future risk of heart disease

Risk for cardiovascular disease , currently running rampant in the United States, can now be predicted for adolescents thanks to…

October 5, 2015 UVA named one of 11 U.S. Palliative Care Leadership Centers

The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) has named University of Virginia Health System as one of 11 Palliative Care…

October 1, 2015 Preventing cancer: Study finds dramatic benefits of weight-loss surgery

In a Nutshell A study looked at the effects of weight-loss surgery on obese women most at risk for cancer…

September 30, 2015 Newsweek’s ‘Top Cancer Doctors 2015’ list features 16 UVA physicians

Sixteen University of Virginia Cancer Center physicians were named to Newsweek’s “Top Cancer Doctors 2015” listing. Newsweek developed the list…

September 24, 2015 In-flight medical emergencies: What doctors and travelers need to know

A medical emergency that strikes in mid-air is a scary prospect for any traveler, but it presents a particularly complex…

September 23, 2015 New cancer genes identified, opening door to targeted treatments

In a discovery that could lead to more targeted and effective treatments for certain lung and prostate cancers , researchers…

September 16, 2015 Scientists create immunity to deadly parasite by manipulating host’s genes

There are two common approaches to protecting humans from infectious disease: Targeting pathogens and parasites with medicines such as antibiotics,…

September 16, 2015 UVA honored for participating in nation’s largest kidney transplant chain

For being part of the largest kidney transplant chain in the U.S., the University of Virginia Health System’s Transplant Center…

September 16, 2015 UVA Orthopedics clinic coming to Culpeper

The University of Virginia Health System plans to open an orthopedics clinic this fall at UVA Culpeper Hospital to increase…

September 14, 2015 How UVA is rescuing vast amounts of scientific knowledge (on a very small budget)

A scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is rescuing vast amounts of humanity’s knowledge of the submicroscopic…