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October 24, 2017 Exercise Discovery Could Save Sickest Patients

A new discovery about how exercise helps protect us from disease could one day dramatically reduce the death rate among…

Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, is exploring how gut health affects the spread of breast cancer.

October 23, 2017 Susan G. Komen Awards UVA $450,000 for Innovative Breast Cancer Research

Researcher Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, can envision a day when doctors prescribe a specific diet to prevent the spread of breast…

Andrew Parsons, MD, led an international effort to improve patient care by reducing unnecessary medical testing.

October 19, 2017 UVA Leads Effort to Slash Unnecessary Medical Testing

Researchers at top hospitals in the U.S. and Canada have developed an ambitious plan to eliminate unnecessary medical testing, with…

October 16, 2017 Inpatient Satisfaction Improved by Five-Minute Intervention, Study Finds

As hospitals seek to improve inpatient satisfaction, one effective way takes only a few minutes and no expensive equipment. A…

October 10, 2017 CHKD, UVA Form Network to Enhance Pediatric Care in Virginia

University of Virginia Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters will establish a clinically integrated network (CIN) dedicated…

Researcher Daniel Cox, PhD, has devised a strategy that could transform the lives of people with type 2 diabetes.

October 9, 2017 An End to Dieting for People With Type 2 Diabetes?

For people with type 2 diabetes, the prescription is typically “lose weight.” But maybe not for much longer. School of…

October 4, 2017 UVA Named to National ‘100 Great Oncology Programs’ List

For the fifth consecutive year, national healthcare publication Becker’s Hospital Review has named University of Virginia Cancer Center at UVA…

September 29, 2017 Simplifying Information Aids Fight Against Childhood Obesity, Study Finds

Providing simplified health information designed for parents with low health literacy helps all families in childhood obesity treatment programs regardless…

Christopher C. Moore, MD, is part of a team of researchers that has developed a new triage tool to help save lives.

September 28, 2017 New Triage Tool Helps Doctors Save Lives

In situations where medical resources are most limited, doctors are often forced to make life-or-death decisions with very little information…

September 27, 2017 Teen 1st in Va. to Receive Gene Therapy in UVA Clinical Trial

The School of Medicine has administered its first dose of an experimental immunotherapy for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia that has…