November 20, 2024 Weight-Loss Drug Tirzepatide Reduces Heart Failure Deaths

Tirzepatide, from pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co., was tested in the SUMMIT clinical trial at 146 sites in the United States and abroad.

November 19, 2024 Technique Improves Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosis

A new technology which allows doctors to quantify blood flow in the heart can improve their ability to diagnose deadly coronary artery disease, an international study led by School of Medicine investigators has found.

November 18, 2024 Kidney Damage Caused by Blood Pressure Drugs Explained

The new kidney damage findings could open the door to better ways to manage high blood pressure and other vascular diseases.

November 15, 2024 Three UVA Health Community Medical Centers Receive ‘A’ Grades for Hospital Safety From The Leapfrog Group

UVA Health today announced its three community medical centers in Culpeper, Haymarket, and Prince William received ‘A’ grades for The Leapfrog Group’s fall 2024 Hospital Safety Grade.

November 13, 2024 Does AI Improve Doctors’ Diagnoses? Study Finds Out 

Hospitals are already deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance care. A new study sheds light on whether it improves doctors' diagnoses.

November 12, 2024 Early Nerve Tumor Treatment Prevents Problems, Study Finds

Surprising findings are set to change how nerve tumors called vestibular schwannomas are managed.

November 7, 2024 Many Moms Fall Asleep While Feeding, Endangering Their Babies

More than a quarter of new mothers have fallen asleep recently while feeding their babies, putting the infants at increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), research reveals.

October 30, 2024 Is That Candy or Cannabis?

Over the years, rumors have arisen that dangerous drugs or poisons could be introduced into your child’s Halloween candy. The…

October 24, 2024 UVA Health Awards Grants to Local Non-Profit Organizations

Manassas, Va., September 18, 2024 - UVA Health has allocated nearly $265,000 in grant funding to support 42 local non-profit…

October 24, 2024 UVA Health Kicks off 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment Survey

Manassas, Va., September 26, 2024 – UVA Health will open the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment survey (CHNA) tomorrow, September…