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

April 15, 2024 Artificial Intelligence Tool to Improve Heart Failure Care

The tool harnesses machine learning and artificial intelligence to determine a patient's risk of unfavorable heart failure outcomes.

April 8, 2024 Top Nanotechnology Expert to Lead UVA’s NanoSTAR Institute

Evan A. Scott, PhD, comes to UVA from Northwestern University, where he has conducted groundbreaking nanotechnology research.

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

April 8, 2024 Elias Named to Modern Healthcare’s 2024 Innovators List

UVA neurosurgeon W. Jeffrey Elias, MD, has been recognized by a leading healthcare publication as one of its Innovators for 2024.

Headshots of Drs. Linda Duska and Kari Ring

April 3, 2024 New Plan Seeks to Improve Cancer Prevention, Clinical Trial Access

Two UVA Health experts have identified simple steps to improve cancer prevention for millions of rural and medically underserved Americans, as well as increase access to clinical trials that are the proving grounds for cutting-edge treatments.

March 28, 2024 New Advance Against a Form of Heart Failure Prevalent in Men

School of Medicine researchers have discovered a gene on the Y chromosome that contributes to the greater incidence of heart failure in men.

March 27, 2024 Enhanced Melanoma Vaccine Offers Improved Survival

Interestingly, the benefit of the second-generation melanoma vaccine was greater for male patients than female patients.

March 26, 2024 COVID-19 Antibody Discovery Could Explain Long COVID

Surprising findings from UVA Health could lead to new treatments for COVID-19, long COVID and possibly other viruses.

March 21, 2024 Multiple Unsafe Sleep Practices Found in Most Sudden Infant Deaths

More than three-quarters of Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths analyzed in a new study involved multiple unsafe sleep practices.

March 20, 2024 Tool to Help Save Kids From Diarrheal Diseases

A new online dashboard will identify transmission hotspots and accelerate the deployment of treatments and new vaccines for diarrheal diseases.

March 14, 2024 Blood Test Could Predict Long-Term COVID-19 Lung Problems

Researchers have discovered a way to predict which patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to recover well and which are likely to suffer “long-haul” lung problems. That finding could help doctors personalize treatments for patients.