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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.

March 22, 2023 UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center Identifies Emerging Poisoning Trends

Along with receiving more than 18,000 confidential calls to its 24-hour hotline (800.222.1222) in 2022, the Blue Ridge Poison Center at UVA Health is on the frontline of monitoring the latest poisoning concerns.

March 21, 2023 UVA Discovery Makes Elite 8 in STAT Madness

A UVA Health discovery that could help us better treat Alzheimer’s disease has fought its way to the Elite 8 in STAT Madness, an online competition to crown 2022’s biggest biomedical advancement.

March 21, 2023 Troubling Disparities Found in Esophageal Cancer Outcomes

Lower-income people are much less likely to receive a potentially lifesaving treatment for the fastest-increasing type of esophageal cancer – and more likely to die.

March 20, 2023 UVA Cancer Center Backs 5 Efforts to Address Cancer-Related Health Disparities

Five community groups from across Virginia have received $10,000 grants from UVA Cancer Center to address cancer-related health disparities. The grant program was created to celebrate UVA’s designation by the National Cancer Institute as Virginia’s only Comprehensive Cancer Center.

March 16, 2023 Artificial Pancreas Developed at UVA Improves Blood Sugar Control for Kids Ages 2-6, Study Finds

Details of the clinical study and its findings were just published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine.