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November 19, 2020 UVA Receives Highest National Honor for Nursing Care

University of Virginia Medical Center has again earned Magnet® recognition – the highest national honor for nursing practice – from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for delivering superior, high-quality and innovative nursing care to patients.

November 17, 2020 Dr. Anthony Fauci to Speak at UVA Medical Center Hour

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, will discuss COVID-19 – including the latest on potential vaccines – in a free Zoom presentation at noon Nov. 18 during Medical Center Hour at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

November 16, 2020 STAT Honors ‘Wunderkind’ for Pioneering Work on Focused Ultrasound, Cancer

Health news site STAT has named Natasha Sheybani, PhD, a "wunderkind" -- one of the next generation of scientific superstars -- for her cancer work at UVA.

November 13, 2020 Antidepressant May Prevent Severe COVID-19, Clinical Trial Finds

The antidepressant fluvoxamine appears to prevent COVID-19 infections from worsening and may help keep patients out of the hospital, a trial based on research from the School of Medicine suggests.

November 13, 2020 Promising MS Drug Could Worsen Disease, Research Suggests

The drug has not yet made it to human trials for multiple sclerosis, but UVA scientists are warning their fellow researchers to proceed cautiously.

November 12, 2020 Repeated Small Blasts Put Military, Law Enforcement at Risk for Brain Injury

Military and law-enforcement personnel repeatedly exposed to low-level blasts have significant brain changes – including an increased level of brain injury and inflammation – compared with a control group, a new UVA-led study has found.

November 6, 2020 UVA Unveils How HIV Begins to Invade Our Cells

UVA scientists have developed a new method that will boost efforts to prevent viral infections such as HIV and COVID-19.

October 27, 2020 UVA School of Medicine Earns National Diversity Award

For the ninth consecutive year, the University of Virginia School of Medicine has earned a national award for its “outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.”

October 26, 2020 Cancer’s Dangerous Renovations to Our Chromosomes Revealed

Cancer remodels the architecture of our chromosomes so the disease can take hold and spread, UVA researchers have revealed.

October 22, 2020 COVID-19: Dexamethasone Discovery Carries Treatment Implications

A new discovery about COVID-19 drug dexamethasone suggests diabetes and other factors may reduce its potentially lifesaving effectiveness.