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

February 23, 2017 $2.5 million grant targets mysteries  of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects 1 in 3,500 boys, stealing their ability to walk by age 12 and typically killing them…

February 17, 2017 Asthma drugs could prevent deadly form of pneumonia, research suggests

Two drugs used to treat asthma and allergies may offer a way to prevent a form of pneumonia that can…

February 9, 2017 UVA Health System’s Petri named Virginia Outstanding Scientist

The University of Virginia Health System’s William A. Petri Jr., MD, PhD , was named one of Virginia’s Outstanding Scientists.…

February 3, 2017 Troubling inconsistency found in dialysis blood testing methods

A blood test used to determine the health and well-being of dialysis patients produces worryingly inconsistent results depending on which…

January 26, 2017 School of Medicine sees huge increase in federal research funding

The School of Medicine’s efforts to improve the human condition through groundbreaking biomedical research have been rewarded with a dramatic…

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January 24, 2017 One giant leap against cancer: UVA a lead institution in Cancer Moonshot

The University of Virginia Health System is playing a leading role in the Cancer Moonshot program, which is designed to…

January 23, 2017 Nurse practitioners step in to fill growing need for house calls, study finds

Nurse practitioners are increasingly providing house calls for frail and elderly patients, eclipsing any other specialties in number of home…

January 19, 2017 Affordable Care Act made cancer screening more accessible for millions, study finds

The Affordable Care Act helped make recommended cancer screening more affordable and accessible for millions of Americans, according to new…

January 4, 2017 New dry eye drug aims to treat cause rather than mask symptoms

University of Virginia Health System researchers have developed a potential therapeutic treatment for dry eye , with human testing to…

December 19, 2016 Unknown soldiers: UVA discovers powerful defenders of the brain

UVA researchers discover an influential type of immune cell in the membranes around the brain; These cells kick off powerful…