Joshua Barney

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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

May 23, 2023 Immune System Discovery Could Benefit Spinal Cord Injuries

New research suggests that the immune system’s response to spinal cord injuries diminishes with age – and identifies avenues to help patients heal.

May 22, 2023 NIH Urged to Improve Health Outcomes for People With Disabilities

Researchers are calling on the NIH -- and all Americans -- to address grave health disparities faced by people with disabilities.

May 18, 2023 Plan Aims to Enhance Electronic Health Records, Patient Care

An early advocate for the electronic health records now found in hospitals across the country has developed a plan to improve their use, lighten clinicians’ workload and enhance patient care.

May 17, 2023 Children’s Cancer Research Fund Backs UVA Leukemia Research

Children’s Cancer Research Fund has awarded $250,000 to an innovative new approach to treating leukemia – blood cancer – being developed at UVA Cancer Center.

Jeff Elias, MD, pioneered the use of focused ultrasound for the treatment of essential tremor and Parkinson's disease.

May 10, 2023 Focused Ultrasound Trial Finds Promise for Parkinson’s Patients

The findings of a major international trial to test a high-tech, scalpel-free approach to treating movement problems caused by Parkinson’s disease have been published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine.

Portrait of Ukpong B. Eyo, PhD, and Edward Perez-Reyes, PhD

May 4, 2023 New Insights Into Seizures Advance Efforts to Develop Better Treatments

New insights into how the brain responds to seizures could facilitate the development of much-needed treatments for the third of patients who don’t respond to existing options.

April 17, 2023 UVA Launches Ambitious Effort to Reduce Health Disparities

The new Center for Health Equity and Precision Public Health aims to improve the health and well-being of rural residents, the economically challenged and minority groups across Virginia and beyond.

April 10, 2023 UVA Discovers Gene That Shapes Heart Attack Risk

The discovery advances our understanding of a wide range of serious health conditions and moves us closer to new treatments.

April 3, 2023 Mosquito Saliva Can Weaken Our Defenses Against Deadly Dengue

A new discovery helps explain why dengue viruses are so easily transmitted and could lead to new ways to prevent infection.

March 21, 2023 UVA Discovery Makes Elite 8 in STAT Madness

A UVA Health discovery that could help us better treat Alzheimer’s disease has fought its way to the Elite 8 in STAT Madness, an online competition to crown 2022’s biggest biomedical advancement.