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January 7, 2011 HMII Left Ventricular Assist System now available at UVA brings new hope for people with heart failure

An acute cardiomyopathy sends a new mom to the brink of death, a Redskins fan with heart failure is sidelined…

January 7, 2011 Toxicologist offers law enforcement a glimpse into the medical realm of criminal poisonings

Criminal poisoning cases can be hard to recognize and even harder to solve when law enforcement officials lack a combination…

January 7, 2011 Surgeon develops international database for treating, teaching and reassuring young patients with scoliosis

The adolescent and teen years can be tough enough without the disfiguring and activity-limiting effects of scoliosis. 18-year-old William Burnley…

January 7, 2011 Medical Center wins 2010 Consumer Choice Award

The National Research Corporation has named the University of Virginia Medical Center a Consumer Choice Award winner for 2010. This…

January 7, 2011 Health Services Foundation appoints Bradley E. Haws as chief executive officer

The University of Virginia Health Services Foundation has appointed Bradley E. Haws as Chief Executive Officer, effective October 18, 2010.…

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…