Joshua Barney

Deputy Public Information Officer

Josh primarily covers research and the School of Medicine. He previously worked at The Daily Progress newspaper in Charlottesville, Va., first as a reporter and then as an editor. He is a graduate of UVA.

Email | jdb9a@virginia.edu

Phone | 434.906.8864

Coverage Areas | Medical research, UVA School of Medicine

Posts by Joshua Barney

Artistic depiction of a woman having an out-of-body experience

June 11, 2025 An Explanation for Out-of-Body Experiences

Out-of-body experiences – where people feel disconnected from their physical form – may be a coping mechanism triggered by trauma or overwhelming stress, new research suggests.

June 2, 2025 Immune Discovery Reveals Potential Alzheimer’s Solution

New School of Medicine findings could hold the key to stopping the cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

May 28, 2025 HIV Discovery Could Open Door to Long-Sought Cure

New HIV insights bring researchers closer to finding ways to flush the dormant virus from the body and eliminate it for good.

May 27, 2025 Drug Improves Sight for Diabetic Macular Edema Patients

An inexpensive HIV drug can increase vision in patients with diabetic macular edema, a blinding complication of diabetes, a trial suggests.

May 15, 2025 An App to Detect Heart Attacks and Strokes — and Save Lives

A new app being developed at UVA Health and other leading institutions can detect when users are having heart attacks or strokes, speeding care and saving lives.

May 14, 2025 Focused Ultrasound Halts Growth of Debilitating Cavernomas

An incision-free technique developed at UVA Health could revolutionize care for harmful brain lesions called cavernomas, early testing suggests.

May 8, 2025 HIV Drugs Offer ‘Substantial’ Alzheimer’s Protection

HIV drugs called NRTIs could prevent up to a million cases of Alzheimer's per year, UVA Health scientists say.

Group shot of the Long COVID researchers

May 2, 2025 Discovery Explains Long COVID Breathing Problems

New Long COVID findings hold promise for developing new and better treatments for persistent breathing problems.

April 29, 2025 Peanut Allergy Treatment in Young Kids Proves Highly Successful

All 27 children who completed the peanut allergy study were ultimately able to safely consume 500 mg or more of peanut protein per day.

April 23, 2025 Prostate Cancer Discovery Opens Door to More Tailored Treatments

Prostate cancer has distinct genetic properties in different groups of men that can be targeted to improve patient outcomes, UVA Cancer Center researchers have discovered.