Category: Medical Subspecialties

To help keep Charlottesville and the surrounding area safe, UVA Health is teaming up with the Virginia Department of Health, Thomas Jefferson Health District and community partners to offer four free COVID-19 testing events each week.

It's the fifth consecutive year. The publication also ranks eight UVA specialties among the best in the nation.

Fewer than 30 hospitals worldwide have earned the award.

A new study found that exercise reduced the harmful overgrowth of blood vessels in the eyes of lab mice by up to 45%. This tangle of blood vessels is a key contributor to macular degeneration and other eye diseases.

Invasive fire ants are limiting the spread of a dangerous meat allergy. But it’s not all good news: The ants can also cause severe allergic reactions.

UVA Health and UVA Children’s are increasing access to the latest food allergy clinical trials and expanding their cutting-edge food-allergy research.

A doctor offers seven important tips for managing obesity.

UVA Health is testing the use of plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 as a potential treatment for inpatients with the disease.

A UVA Health-developed artificial pancreas system is among the nominees for 2019’s best biomedical research and is… read more >

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an artificial pancreas system – based on technology from… read more >