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

Researcher Daniel Cox, PhD, has devised a strategy that could transform the lives of people with type 2 diabetes.

December 17, 2020 UVA Tests ‘Radically Different’ Approach to Managing Type 2 Diabetes

Daniel Cox, PhD, said his diabetes-management program “flies in the face of conventionality” in that it doesn’t insist on weight loss.

December 9, 2020 UVA Aims to Battle Disease by Understanding Effects of Exercise

A top exercise researcher and colleagues at the School of Medicine have launched an ambitious effort to understand the whole-body…

December 8, 2020 UVA IDs Genes That Influence Our Risk for Deadly Coronary Artery Disease

Doctors may be able to use the findings to ID those at high risk for coronary artery disease and to develop new ways to treat and prevent it.

Doctors from UVA Health work with colleagues in Africa.

December 4, 2020 UVA Aims to Improve Sepsis Treatment, Save Lives in Africa

Doctors from UVA Health are working with their colleagues in sub-Saharan Africa to combat the deadly combination of sepsis and tuberculosis.

December 3, 2020 Baby’s First Breath Triggers Life-Saving Changes in the Brain

Here's how something amazing happens when a baby takes a first breath. The discovery could shed light on sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

December 1, 2020 Free COVID-19 Testing Available Dec. 5-6

Priority for the COVID-19 testing will be given to employees of Albemarle County Public Schools, Charlottesville City Schools and the University of Virginia.

November 23, 2020 Targeting Calcium Overload Could Improve Stroke Outcomes

Excessive calcium contributes to harmful inflammation in ischemic stroke, and targeting it may provide doctors with a new way to improve patient outcomes.

November 20, 2020 Breast Cancer Discovery Could Help Stop Disease’s Deadly Spread

UVA researchers have identified a gene responsible for the spread of triple-negative breast cancer to other parts of the body – and developed a potential way to stop it.

November 16, 2020 STAT Honors ‘Wunderkind’ for Pioneering Work on Focused Ultrasound, Cancer

Health news site STAT has named Natasha Sheybani, PhD, a "wunderkind" -- one of the next generation of scientific superstars -- for her cancer work at UVA.

November 13, 2020 Antidepressant May Prevent Severe COVID-19, Clinical Trial Finds

The antidepressant fluvoxamine appears to prevent COVID-19 infections from worsening and may help keep patients out of the hospital, a trial based on research from the School of Medicine suggests.