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

The exterior of the hospital expansion at UVA Health University Medical Center.

December 30, 2021 Visitors Not Permitted at UVA Medical Center Beginning Tonight

With COVID-19 cases surging, new visitation restrictions are going into place at UVA Health.

December 21, 2021 Pandemic Plan to Speed Treatment in Weeks, Not Months

An international team of scientists has created a plan for an accelerated pipeline for developing drug cocktails to battle the…

Colon cancer is depicted in a computer rendering.

December 13, 2021 Colorectal Cancer Screening Lagging Among Rural Women

Women who live in urban and rural areas get screened for breast cancer at similar rates, but rural women get screened for colorectal cancer at significantly lower rates than their urban counterparts, new research reveals.

December 9, 2021 Fecal Transplant Discovery Could Improve Care for Dangerous Infections

New research sheds light on why a fecal transplant can benefit patients with recurrent C. difficile infections.

December 7, 2021 Link Found Between Lupus, Macular Degeneration

Lupus and macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss, share a common contributor to harmful inflammation, UVA researchers found.

December 3, 2021 iTHRIV Grants Target Obesity Among Latinx Youth, Hepatitis C

The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia has awarded almost $80,000 across two community-focused projects.

A person uses a driving simulator while wearing a virtual reality headset.

December 2, 2021 Driving Simulator Goes Virtual to Help More People With Autism

Researcher Daniel J. Cox is testing a virtual-reality driving simulator to see if it can help people with autism and other novice drivers become safer behind the wheel.

November 22, 2021 UVA Develops Precise Brain Surgery Without a Scalpel

School of Medicine researchers have developed a noninvasive way to remove faulty brain circuits that could allow doctors to treat debilitating neurological diseases without the need for conventional brain surgery.

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

November 17, 2021 FDA Approves Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson’s Symptoms

The incisionless form of brain surgery was tested at the School of Medicine.

A surgeon clutches surgical shears in an operating room.

November 16, 2021 iTHRIV Backs Bids to Improve Lung Transplant Outcomes, Reduce Waste

The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) has awarded $200,000 in pilot funding across five multi-institutional research projects.