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

September 9, 2014 Battling breast cancer: UVA pioneers  image-guided, high-dose approach

An experimental approach to treating breast cancer being tested at the University of Virginia Health System allows doctors to administer…

August 25, 2014 UVA launches nation’s 1st test of focused ultrasound to destroy breast tumors

Expanding its pioneering work in the field of focused ultrasound , the University of Virginia Health System has launched the…

August 12, 2014 A better way to detect causes of deadly childhood diarrhea

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed an important new diagnostic approach to determining the cause…

July 31, 2014 Cancer Center earns national honor for quality care

Becker’s Hospital Review has named the University of Virginia Cancer Center at UVA Medical Center to its 2014 list of…

July 25, 2014 How the ‘medical Internet’ could transform healthcare

The medical Internet is not here yet, but the widespread availability of electronic medical records (EMRs) and enhanced data storage…

July 25, 2014 Promising new antibiotic defies conventional wisdom on treating superbug

A new antibiotic being developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine to combat the dangerous C. difficile superbug…

June 27, 2014 Blues fundraiser to benefit pancreatic cancer research

The Sedalia Blues Society and Central Virginia Blues Society are hosting an evening of blues and roots music Sunday, June…

May 29, 2014 Ebola’s ‘fist’: UVA unlocks how deadly virus smashes into human cells

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered how the deadly Ebola virus punches its way into…

May 27, 2014 UVA detects unwanted effects of important gene manipulation system

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have devised a way to detect unintended side effects of manipulating…

May 14, 2014 1 in 5 UVA School of Medicine graduates to remain in state

When the University of Virginia School of Medicine bids farewell Sunday to the 143 members of its Class of 2014,…