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Researchers Stephen Abbott, Daniel Stornetta and George Souza. They are wearing white coats in a lab.

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.

The exterior of the hospital expansion at UVA Health University Medical Center.

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…

March 9, 2022 Dr. Allan Tsung to Chair UVA Department of Surgery

Allan Tsung, MD, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.…

Profiles of the faces of people of different races and places of origins.

March 8, 2022 A New Tool to Make Genomic Research Reflect the World’s Diversity

Scientists have developed an inclusive new tool for genomic research that will boost efforts to develop more precise treatments for many diseases.

March 3, 2022 An Obesity Treatment for Women Only?

A new discovery has identified a potential way to battle the effects of obesity and type 2 diabetes in women.

Fried egg, bacon, greens and other keto foods on a plate.

March 2, 2022 Ketogenic Diet Shows Major Benefits for MS

Patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) who adopted a high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet saw significant improvements in their MS –…

March 1, 2022 Two UVA Discoveries Up for Year’s Biggest Biomedical Advance

It’s the fourth year in a row that a UVA Health discovery has been recognized as one of the year’s most significant. But we need your vote!