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December 2, 2019 Major Epilepsy Study Offers Answers on 3 Lifesaving Seizure Drugs

There are effective treatments to stop life-threatening epilepsy seizures when the initial treatment has failed, a sweeping new study reveals.

November 20, 2019 UVA Earns National Honor for Enhancing Patient Care Through Technology

UVA Medical Center has earned a national “Most Wired” award for using technology to better support quality patient care. The…

November 19, 2019 233 UVA Physicians Selected for Best Doctors in America® List

233 UVA Health physicians have been named by their peers to the 2019-2020 Best Doctors in America®List. Approximately 4 percent…

November 16, 2019 UVA Earns Two National Awards for Quality Heart Attack Care

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have honored UVA Health with two national awards for meeting national standards for providing high-quality, prompt care for patients suffering heart attacks.

November 13, 2019 Fertilization Discovery Reveals New Role for the Egg

The unexpected fertilization finding could have major implications for couples battling infertility – and may lead to a new male contraceptive.

November 7, 2019 From Plants, UVA Extracts a Better Way to Determine What Our Genes Do

Scientists at the School of Medicine have developed a better way to determine what our genes do – allowing researchers to better probe the genetic causes of diseases and more efficiently determine whether new drugs will act on the intended target.

November 6, 2019 The Most Comprehensive Study Ever of a Deadly Heart Condition

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an abnormal thickening of the heart, can present at any age and is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.

October 30, 2019 Seizures in Babies: Doctor Sheds Light on Why They Have Lifelong Effects

A doctor at UVA Children’s Hospital is using an elegant new approach to mapping brain activity to shed light on what happens during seizures in newborns that can lead to behavioral issues and learning disabilities much later.

October 28, 2019 UVA Health Establishes Billing and Collection Practices Advisory Council

UVA Health has established a 16-person Advisory Council that will inform and advise UVA Health leaders as they consider additional improvements to billing and collection policies and practices to better meet the needs of patients.

October 18, 2019 New Organelle Found That Helps Prevent Cancer

Scientists at the School of Medicine have discovered a strange new organelle inside our cells that helps to prevent cancer…