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November 8, 2022 Erik Shannon Named CEO of UVA Community Health

Shannon has more than 30 years of healthcare experience leading organizational and operational strategy.

November 1, 2022 UVA, Other Top Cancer Groups Seek to Boost Lung Cancer Screening 

UVA Health Cancer Center is joining more than 50 other top cancer organizations in calling to increase access to and use of low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans for Americans at high risk for lung cancer.

October 27, 2022 UVA Creates Shining ‘KSTAR’  to Guide Cancer Treatments

UVA researchers have developed an algorithm that will improve cancer care by quickly and easily identifying patients who will benefit from powerful cancer drugs called kinase inhibitors.

October 25, 2022 CDC Director to Speak at UVA Medical Center Hour 

Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will discuss this winter’s COVID-19 forecast.

October 25, 2022 UVA Joins U.S. Network Preparing for Infectious Disease Threats

Researchers at the School of Medicine and the UVA Biocomplexity Institute have been selected to help establish a national pathogen genomics surveillance network.

October 20, 2022 Minorities Face Longer Waits for Vital Lung Cancer Treatment: Study

A single-week delay has been associated with an increased risk of death for patients with stage I and stage II non-small cell lung cancer.

October 17, 2022 Discovery Holds Key to Boosting Brain’s Ability to Fight Alzheimer’s, MS

The discovery of a "master controller" for the brain's immune response could let doctors supercharge the body’s ability to fight a spectrum of devastating neurological diseases.

October 11, 2022 UVA Discovers Driver of High Blood Pressure

The blood pressure discovery could lead to new treatments for a condition which affects almost half of American adults.

October 10, 2022 $3.6 Million Grant Backs UVA Effort to Better Treat Crohn’s

Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disorder that can have lifelong, life-changing consequences. It can prove fatal if untreated.

October 4, 2022 Potential Biological Cause for Postpartum Depression Found

Newly discovered biological changes in mothers who suffer postpartum depression may help explain the condition, yield long-sought treatments and let doctors identify those at risk even before their babies are born.