Posts by Megan Rowe

September 7, 2016 UVA doctor earns prestigious faculty development award

  By Emily Dinning The School of Medicine ’s Shannon Moonah, MD, has received the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Harold…

September 7, 2016 Experimental drug could stop melanoma, other cancers, research suggests

An experimental cancer drug works differently than intended and shows significant promise for stopping melanoma and possibly other forms of…

July 12, 2016 FDA approves scalpel-free brain surgery for tremor pioneered at UVA

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first focused ultrasound device to treat essential tremor , the most common…

October 1, 2015 Preventing cancer: Study finds dramatic benefits of weight-loss surgery

In a Nutshell A study looked at the effects of weight-loss surgery on obese women most at risk for cancer…

February 16, 2015 Public notice: Magnet Recognition Program® Site Visit

University of Virginia Health System has applied to the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for the prestigious designation of Magnet.…

December 30, 2014 Limited visitation at UVA Children’s Hospital inpatient units

There are increasing numbers of flu-like illnesses and laboratory-confirmed influenza cases in the UVA Children’s Hospital inpatient units. We ask…

September 4, 2014 UVA neurosurgeon receives Governor’s Award for career achievement

John A. Jane Sr., MD, has been honored with a state career achievement award for his 45 years of innovative…

January 9, 2014 Brain ‘mosaic’ named a top discovery of 2013

For the second year in a row, groundbreaking research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine’s Department of Biochemistry…

November 6, 2013 Better understanding concussions in high school, college athletes

To better measure the effects and causes of sports concussions, researchers from University of Virginia School of Medicine and UVA’s…

September 6, 2013 UVA Breast Care Program expands 3D mammography access

UVA Cancer Center’s Breast Care Program is among the few centers in the region to offer breast tomosynthesis, also known…