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April 20, 2022 Marianne Baernholdt Named Dean of UVA’s School of Nursing

Baernholdt is an experienced educator who has devoted her career to mentoring students and junior faculty in safety, quality, innovation and leadership.

April 14, 2022 Study Tracks COVID-19 Antibodies Over Time

A new study of COVID-19 antibodies shows that Pfizer vaccine antibodies fall faster than Moderna – and for Pfizer recipients, age matters.

April 12, 2022 Quarter of Virginians Unaware of Lifesaving HPV Vaccine

A new study finds troubling knowledge disparities about the HPV vaccine by sex, age, rurality, income and education level.

March 31, 2022 Shapeshifting Volcano Virus Points to New Ways to Deliver Drugs, Vaccines

A discovery about a shapeshifting virus found in hot volcanic springs could have very useful implications.

March 29, 2022 Schools of Medicine, Nursing Earn Top Rankings From U.S. News

The School of Medicine was ranked No. 1 in Virginia for both medical research and primary care, while the School of Nursing was Virginia’s top-ranked nursing school.

March 28, 2022 UVA Discovers Body’s Natural Alarm to Battle Blood Loss

Fresh insights into how the body responds to blood loss could lead to a new treatment for traumatic injuries.

March 22, 2022 Cannabis Edibles, Liquid Nicotine Sources of More Calls to Blue Ridge Poison Center

As UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center commemorates National Poison Prevention Week, the center’s experts are highlighting which sources of poisoning are the source of more calls to the poison center in recent years. 

March 14, 2022 Weight Loss Won’t Help Pregnancy Chances, Study Finds

Women who are obese and struggling to become pregnant are often advised to lose weight, but a new study finds no fertility benefits from weight loss. 

March 11, 2022 Virginia’s NCI-designated Cancer Centers Educating Virginians on New Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

To commemorate Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Virginia’s two National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers are teaming up with the Virginia Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (VCCRT) to highlight new guidelines recommending that colorectal cancer screenings should begin at age 45 for most Virginians.

March 10, 2022 Newsweek Names UVA Medical Center No. 1 Hospital in Virginia

Newsweek has ranked University of Virginia Medical Center as the No. 1 hospital in Virginia in its “World’s Best Hospitals…