October 30, 2024 Is That Candy or Cannabis?

Over the years, rumors have arisen that dangerous drugs or poisons could be introduced into your child’s Halloween candy. The…

October 10, 2024 Faulty ‘Fight or Flight’ Drives Deadly C. Difficile

The findings suggest that doctors may be able to save patients from C. difficile – a plague for hospitals and nursing homes – by using drugs to quiet the hyperactive nervous system response.

October 8, 2024 UVA Health Children’s Named No. 1 Children’s Hospital in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report has named UVA Health Children’s, part of UVA Health, the No. 1 children’s hospital in Virginia for the fourth consecutive year.

October 7, 2024 Newsweek Ranks UVA Health University Medical Center Among America’s Best Specialized Hospitals

Seven specialties at UVA Health University Medical Center and UVA Health Children’s are ranked No. 1 in Virginia and among the top 50 nationally by national news publication Newsweek.

July 31, 2024 UVA Health Completes Purchase of Piedmont Family Practice 

UVA Health today announced it has completed the purchase of Piedmont Family Practice, a Warrenton-based family medicine clinic serving the Warrenton area since 1993.

July 24, 2024 UVA Health Opening Lynchburg Asthma, Allergy, Immunology Clinic 

UVA Health is opening an asthma, allergy and immunology clinic to serve the Lynchburg area.

June 18, 2024 Elder Fraud is ‘Epidemic,’ UVA Health Geriatrician Warns

Scams targeting seniors have become an epidemic, warns UVA Health geriatrician Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD, whose patients frequently tell her about being fraud victims.

May 7, 2024 UVA Health to Acquire Piedmont Family Practice

UVA Health today announced plans to acquire Piedmont Family Practice, a Warrenton-based family medicine clinic serving the Warrenton area since 1993.

May 2, 2024 Adding AI to Artificial Pancreas Enhances Efficiency, Study Finds

The increased efficiency could allow the system to be used in devices with low computational power, such as an insulin pump.

April 23, 2024 UVA Hosting Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday

To encourage safe disposal of leftover prescription medications and sharp instruments such as syringes and needles, the University of Virginia is hosting a free, drive-through prescription drug take-back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.