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February 11, 2025 Ovarian Cancer Discovery Could Turn Failed Treatment Into Lifesaver

Gut bacteria are to blame for the failure of immune checkpoint therapy for ovarian cancer, new UVA Cancer Center research reveals.

February 5, 2025 UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center Sees Drop in Opioid, THC Edibles Calls

UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center saw a significant drop in opioids cases and a smaller drop in THC edibles cases in 2024 compared with 2023, according to new data from the center.

February 4, 2025 Postpartum Depression Discovery Opens Door to Blood Test, Earlier Treatment

New postpartum depression findings could lead to a blood test to identify women at risk and possibly even to a preventive treatment.

February 3, 2025 UVA Eyes Global Housing to Prevent Spread of Disease

A new computer model mapping the quality of housing construction in low- and middle-income countries will help prevent the spread of dangerous diseases.

January 30, 2025 UVA Health Neuroscience, Spine Teams Earn National Award for Quality Care, Research

UVA Health has been honored on Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2024 list of 100 health systems with great neuroscience and spine programs.

January 29, 2025 Can Ketamine Stop Deadly Epilepsy Seizures?

UVA has received $9.3 million to test if ketamine can save patients from grand mal seizures that won’t respond to other treatments.

January 28, 2025 Durability of Surgery-Sparing Technique Shocks Scientists

A nanotechnology-based drug delivery system developed at UVA Health to save patients from repeated surgeries has proved to have unexpectedly long-lasting benefits in lab tests – a promising sign for its potential to help human patients.

January 23, 2025 UVA Develops Simple Scan to ID Patients at Heart Risk

Everyone knows the risks of carrying too much fat around the waist and hips, but we can now assess the risks of unseen fat around the heart.

January 22, 2025 SIDS Discovery Could ID Babies at Risk

School of Medicine research revealing the fingerprints of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) within blood samples could open the door to simple tests to identify babies at risk.

January 15, 2025 Continuous Glucose Monitor Data Predicts Type 1 Diabetes Complications

Data from continuous glucose monitors can predict nerve, eye and kidney damage caused by type 1 diabetes, University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology researchers have found.