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January 17, 2011 UVA and The Health Wagon preparing for second mobile mammography clinic

On April 23 and 24, the University of Virginia Health System and The Health Wagon will again team up to…

January 16, 2011 School of Medicine researchers to lead worldwide study on links between malnutrition, intestinal infection and child development

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine will lead the largest-ever worldwide effort to investigate how malnutrition and…

January 15, 2011 National Guide names 47 UVA doctors top 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 15, 2011 New study shows dialysis patients who fall have added mortality risk

Hemodialysis (HD) patients who fall once or more have a higher risk of hospitalizations and mortality than their sure-footed counterparts,…

January 15, 2011 Children’s Hospital awarded service grant

Giving teenagers a safe and caring environment where they can speak frankly and be themselves makes a huge difference in…

January 15, 2011 Pacifiers no barrier to breastfeeding success, find School of Medicine researchers

Many women have heard of the benefits of breastfeeding and pacifier use in reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death…

January 15, 2011 Pulmonary disease program is second in U.S. to earn Joint Commission Certificate of Distinction

The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) program at the University of Virginia Health System has become the nation's second recipient…

January 15, 2011 Brain cancer clinical trials lead to FDA accelerated approval of medication

David Schiff, M.D., and colleagues at the University of Virginia Cancer Center were key researchers in a large national clinical…

January 14, 2011 School of Medicine Vice President and Dean Steven T. DeKosky, MD, featured in HBO documentary on Alzheimer’s disease

University of Virginia School of Medicine Vice President and Dean Steven T. DeKosky, MD, is featured in a new HBO…

January 14, 2011 Products based on UVA discovery may revolutionize how men worldwide monitor their reproductive status

A medical home test kit based on a protein discovered at the University of Virginia Health System - SpermCheck Vasectomy…