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April 21, 2023 UVA Health Adds New Locations to Dispose of Unwanted Medications Year Round 

To help residents of the Charlottesville and Augusta County areas safely and securely dispose of unwanted prescription medications for free, UVA Health has added six new medication receptacles at its outpatient pharmacies.

April 20, 2023 COVID-19 Pandemic Saw Major Increase in Children and Adolescents Attempting Suicide by Poison, Study Finds

The rate of suspected suicide attempts by poisoning among children and adolescents ages 10-19 reported to U.S. poison centers increased 30% during 2021 – the COVID-19 pandemic’s first full year – compared with 2019, a new UVA Health study found.

April 19, 2023 UVA-Developed Artificial Pancreas Benefits Both Kids and Adults with Diabetes, New Analysis Finds

An artificial pancreas developed at the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology improves blood sugar control for people ages 2 to 72 with type 1 diabetes, according to a new combined analysis of three clinical trials.

April 17, 2023 UVA Launches Ambitious Effort to Reduce Health Disparities

The new Center for Health Equity and Precision Public Health aims to improve the health and well-being of rural residents, the economically challenged and minority groups across Virginia and beyond. 

April 12, 2023 UVA Health Earns WebMD Patient Choice, Medscape Physician Choice Awards

UVA Health has been named a “best in class” health system in Virginia for its cancer, heart, orthopedics, neurology and digestive health care.

April 10, 2023 UVA Discovers Gene That Shapes Heart Attack Risk

The discovery advances our understanding of a wide range of serious health conditions and moves us closer to new treatments.

April 7, 2023 UVA Health Updates Masking, Visitation Policies

The new policies go into effect this month at UVA Medical Center and other facilities in the Charlottesville area as well as UVA Health locations in Culpeper and Northern Virginia.

April 3, 2023 J. Scott Just Named Chief Executive Officer of UVA Physicians Group

J. Scott Just, MD, MBA, FACEP, has been appointed chief executive officer of University of Virginia Physicians Group, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization chartered to UVA to provide clinical and administrative services in support of UVA Medical Center and UVA School of Medicine.

April 3, 2023 Mosquito Saliva Can Weaken Our Defenses  Against Deadly Dengue

A new discovery helps explain why dengue viruses are so easily transmitted and could lead to new ways to prevent infection. 

March 31, 2023 UVA Children’s, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Partner to Expand Pediatric Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Health Care

To meet the growing need for pediatric neurodevelopmental and behavioral health care in Central Virginia, UVA Children's and Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital are partnering to create a new outpatient clinic in Albemarle County.