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November 12, 2018 Frail Seniors Going Without Desperately Needed In-Home Healthcare

There is a tremendous disparity between the need for in-home healthcare and the number of frail seniors actually receiving it, a new study finds. In many rural areas, the problem is so great that the researchers label it “remarkable.”

Mark DeBoer is a pediatrician at the University of Virginia Children's Hospital. He and a colleague at the University of Florida, Matthew Gurka, developed a simple scoring system for tracking diabetes risk.

November 9, 2018 Simple Scoring System Could Help Patients Avoid Diabetes, Study Suggests

The tool could be a good way to motivate patients to stick with the diet and exercise changes that could save them from developing full-blown diabetes.

cott Sperling, PsyD, a clinical neuropsychologist at UVA, determined that focused ultrasound surgery improves quality of life for patients with Parkinson's disease.

November 5, 2018 Scalpel-Free Surgery Improves Quality of Life for Parkinson’s Patients, Study Finds

A high-tech form of brain surgery that replaces scalpels with sound waves improved quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease that has resisted other forms of treatment.

Jason Papin (left) and Greg Medlock have developed an important new resource for explorers of the microbiome.

October 25, 2018 UVA Creates Simple Way to Solve the Complex Mysteries of the Microbiome

Understanding how the multitudes of microbes inside us interact – and how they influence human health – is a gargantuan task. UVA's new approach will not only shed light on that but help doctors manipulate the microbiome to benefit human health.

Paul Hoffman, of the UVA School of Medicine, is developing a much-needed new antibiotic.

October 18, 2018 Much-Needed New Antibiotic Shows Great Promise for Treating Gum Disease

A new antibiotic being developed at the School of Medicine appears ideal for battling periodontal disease, the leading cause of…

Researchers Dong-Wook Kim (left) and Kwon-Sik Park are among a team of scientists who have developed a way to speed cancer research.

October 17, 2018 Big-Picture Approach to Understanding Cancer Will Speed New Treatments

A new innovation in cancer research will enable scientists to understand the complex causes of the disease with unprecedented speed and sophistication.

October 17, 2018 UVA Opens Haymarket Neurosurgery Clinic

University of Virginia Health System has opened a new neurosurgery clinic to bring high-quality, convenient neurosurgery care to Haymarket.

October 15, 2018 UVA Joins National Medicaid Transformation Project

University of Virginia Health System is partnering with more than 20 other health systems in the AVIA network’s Medicaid Transformation Project to…

Researchers Liz Rogawski McQuade (from left), James A. Platts-Mills and Eric R. Houpt are part of an international team of scientists who have discovered an unexpected and deeply troubling rate of infections among children in the developing world.

October 9, 2018 Unseen Infections Harming World’s Children, Research Reveals

Children around the world are suffering from unnoticed infections that are stunting their growth and mental development, new research from…

Portrait of UVA Cancer Center's mobile mammography van.

October 4, 2018 Southwest Virginia Residents Sought to Direct Region’s Battle Against Cancer

A new University of Virginia Cancer Center initiative will empower Southwest Virginia residents to lead projects to better detect and…