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January 7, 2011 Plan for your healthcare future on April 16

Americans are more likely to talk to their children about sex and drug use than they are to speak to…

January 7, 2011 Health System honors Community Service Award winners

The University of Virginia Health System Community Service Award recognizes and honors exceptional individuals who make volunteerism and community service…

January 7, 2011 Resident physician report shows Diverse Surgeons Initiative effectively increases underrepresented minorities in academic surgery

According to a report published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, a grant-funded…

January 7, 2011 Blue Ridge Poison Center earns recertification

A young child opens his grandfather's daily medicine organizer and eats one of the pills. It's a scary situation for…

January 7, 2011 Robert P. Wilder, MD, FACSM, to chair Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Steven T. DeKosky, MD, Vice President and Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine , recently announced the…

January 7, 2011 America’s Top Doctors names 47 UVA doctors as best in their fields

Forty-seven physicians from the University of Virginia Health System were included in the latest edition of America's Top Doctors TM…

January 7, 2011 Bleeding into atheroschlerotic plaque in carotid arteries is closely associated with stroke

For the first time, researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have imaged the wall of carotid arteries that…

January 7, 2011 UVA named one of the nation’s top 50 hospitals for inpatient cardiovascular care

The University of Virginia Medical Center has been recognized as one of the nation's 50 best-providers of cardiovascular inpatient care…

January 7, 2011 Transitional Care Hospital accepting patients

The University of Virginia's Transitional Care Hospital was formally dedicated November 17. The hospital serves patients with complex medical conditions…

January 7, 2011 Smoking during pregnancy affects genes involved in brain development, study finds

New research from the University of Virginia Health System shows that nicotine use during pregnancy affects genes important in the…