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February 14, 2022 Additional Visitation Permitted at UVA Medical Center Beginning Feb. 15

With COVID-19 case counts declining, additional visitation will be permitted at University of Virginia Medical Center inpatient units, Emergency Department, outpatient clinics and outpatient procedural areas effective Tuesday, Feb. 15. The changes will also apply to the UVA Transitional Care Hospital. 

February 11, 2022 Dr. Paola A. Gehrig to Chair UVA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Paola A. Gehrig, MD, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

February 3, 2022 $2.14 Million Grant Backs UVA Health Effort to Battle Burnout Among Healthcare Workers

UVA Health has received $2.14 million in federal support to expand its nationally lauded program that is battling burnout among healthcare providers and helping them cope with the exhaustion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

February 1, 2022 Lung Research Suggests New Way to Detect, Monitor Lung Diseases

New lung research from an international team of scientists could offer doctors a new way to detect and monitor progressive lung diseases – and may also shed light on the fundamental causes of those conditions.

January 27, 2022 New Local Partnership Working to Addressing Healthcare Inequity

A new program to improve healthcare access for people living in Central Virginia neighborhoods with high rates of chronic diseases and significantly shorter life expectancies is now welcoming referrals for its first participants. The program, called WellAWARE, is serving residents of Charlottesville’s Rose Hill and 10th and Page neighborhoods. 

January 26, 2022 New Brain Metastases Guidelines to Improve Care, Patient Survival

The new guidelines for treating cancers that have spread to the brain (brain metastases) were assembled by a blue-ribbon panel co-chaired by UVA Cancer Center's David Schiff, MD.

January 20, 2022 Survey Finds Support for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol

Less than half of Americans understand that alcohol consumption increases cancer risk, and a majority say they would support warning labels and drinking guidelines to increase awareness, a new survey finds.

January 18, 2022 Epilepsy Research Boosts Case for New Gene Therapy

New research suggests how a newly developed gene therapy can treat Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy, and potentially prolong survival for people with the condition.

January 12, 2022 Powerful Computer Models ID Weaknesses in Deadly C. difficile

The researchers say their new work represents a significant step forward in the use of a form of predictive computer modeling called GENREs to battle infectious diseases.

January 11, 2022 Blood Pressure Drugs May Cause Kidney Damage, Study Suggests

New research is raising concerns that long-term use of drugs commonly prescribed to treat high-blood pressure and heart failure could be contributing to kidney damage.