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June 4, 2019 Infant Death Review Highlights Danger of Misusing Car Seats

In a review of infant deaths that occurred while children were sleeping in sitting devices, researchers determined than more than 60% of the deaths were in car seats. The car seats were used as directed in less than 10% of those cases.

May 24, 2019 UVA Partnering to Improve HPV Vaccination Rates in Western Virginia

University of Virginia Health System is joining a coalition of healthcare organizations to improve vaccination rates in western Virginia for…

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers Vidya K. Nagalakshmi (from left), Minghong Li and Maria Luisa S. Sequeira-Lopez are studying kidney development as part of their efforts to regrow kidneys.

February 6, 2019 Scientists Seeking to Regrow Kidneys Make Promising Discovery

The finding could help doctors regenerate kidneys in adults and children alike.

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.

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…

September 4, 2018 Kids and Concussions: UVA Physician Helps Craft New CDC Treatment Guideline

A University of Virginia Health System emergency medicine physician helped develop new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) treatment…

June 26, 2018 Six UVA Children’s Hospital Specialties Nationally Ranked by U.S. News & World Report

Six specialties at University of Virginia Children’s Hospital earned a top-50 national ranking in the 2018-2019 “Best Children’s Hospitals” guide from…

April 20, 2018 Pediatric Oncologist Honored on Top 10 List of Clinical Research Achievements

A School of Medicine researcher’s pioneering work in childhood cancer has been honored as one of the top 10 clinical…

April 2, 2018 Infant Death Study Reveals Unsafe Sleep Practices Among Babysitters, Relatives, Others

Babies who died in their sleep while being watched by someone other than parents often had been placed in unsafe…

March 29, 2018 Local Nonprofits Partner to House UVA Children’s Hospital Families

Five Charlottesville nonprofits are teaming up to make it easier for families and patients receiving care at University of Virginia…