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Posts by Amy-Sarah Marshall

February 1, 2011 When It Comes to Combating Rising Health Care Costs and Risks, Virginia Businesses Have an Ally in UVA-WorkMed

Sally Evans says she was intrigued by the opportunity to improve her health by learning to eat better and add…

February 1, 2011 Children’s Butterfly Necklaces Recalled Due to Lead Poisoning

If your children or any children you know love butterfly toys or jewelry, then pay close attention: they could be…

February 1, 2011 Non-invasive, Real-Time Monitoring for Sepsis in Neonates Goes National

Imagine being able to know ahead of time when a baby will get a serious infection and then being able…

February 1, 2011 UVa Health System Launches Online Support Community, Club Red

Starting this week, women throughout Virginia can become members of Club Red, the newest life-saving resource available from the University…

February 1, 2011 Finding New Strategies For Population Control Is Focus of Innovative Fellowship Program at UVa

During the past two years, while Dr. Yanfeng Li has been looking for new approaches to human contraception as a…

February 1, 2011 University of Virginia Lung Transplant Program Achieves Nation’s Highest Patient Survival Rate

Changes to the medications given to recuperating organ recipients have helped the lung transplant program at the University of Virginia…

February 1, 2011 Dr. Anita Clayton of UVa Health System Writes the Book on a Painful Secret Many Women Share

Do women have a secret so painful that they even keep it from themselves? According to Dr. Anita H. Clayton…

February 1, 2011 Interviewing Technique Reduces Risk for Binge Drinking and Unplanned Pregnancies

A University of Virginia Health System researcher and colleagues have just published findings showing that just a few targeted counseling…

February 1, 2011 UVA Cancer Center and VCU Massey Cancer Center Each Awarded $1 Million Grant for Healthcare Outreach in Southside and Far Southwestern Virginia Regions

The Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission has awarded $1 million each to the University of Virginia Cancer Center and…

February 1, 2011 UVA Health System and The Health Wagon Providing Free Mammograms, Access to Follow-up Care for Underserved Women

At 7:30 a.m. tomorrow, nearly four dozen women living in one of the most rural areas of Virginia will begin…