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

October 30, 2017 Breastfeeding for Two Months Halves SIDS Risk, Study Finds

Breastfeeding for at least two months cuts a baby’s risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) almost in half, a…

October 24, 2017 Exercise Discovery Could Save Sickest Patients

A new discovery about how exercise helps protect us from disease could one day dramatically reduce the death rate among…

Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, is exploring how gut health affects the spread of breast cancer.

October 23, 2017 Susan G. Komen Awards UVA $450,000 for Innovative Breast Cancer Research

Researcher Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, can envision a day when doctors prescribe a specific diet to prevent the spread of breast…

Andrew Parsons, MD, led an international effort to improve patient care by reducing unnecessary medical testing.

October 19, 2017 UVA Leads Effort to Slash Unnecessary Medical Testing

Researchers at top hospitals in the U.S. and Canada have developed an ambitious plan to eliminate unnecessary medical testing, with…

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

October 9, 2017 An End to Dieting for People With Type 2 Diabetes?

For people with type 2 diabetes, the prescription is typically “lose weight.” But maybe not for much longer. School of…

Christopher C. Moore, MD, is part of a team of researchers that has developed a new triage tool to help save lives.

September 28, 2017 New Triage Tool Helps Doctors Save Lives

In situations where medical resources are most limited, doctors are often forced to make life-or-death decisions with very little information…

September 27, 2017 Teen 1st in Va. to Receive Gene Therapy in UVA Clinical Trial

The School of Medicine has administered its first dose of an experimental immunotherapy for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia that has…

September 21, 2017 Just 1 Session of Exercise Can Help Make Cells Healthier

Whether it’s running, walking, cycling, swimming or rowing, it’s been well known since ancient times that doing some form of…

Guangfu Wang, PhD, is one of the scientists who developed the new way of predict disease severity.

September 12, 2017 New Technique Lets Doctors Predict Genetic Disease Severity

An international team of researchers has found a way to diagnose disease and predict patient outcomes simply by measuring unbelievably…

September 1, 2017 Breast Cancer Patients on Opioids Less Likely to Stick to Vital Treatment

A new study has found a troubling lack of adherence to a potentially lifesaving treatment regimen among breast cancer patients…