Scams targeting seniors have become an epidemic, warns UVA Health geriatrician Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD, whose patients frequently tell her about being fraud victims.
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.
Calls to U.S. poison centers involving psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” among adolescents and young adults rose sharply after several U.S. cities and states began decriminalizing the hallucinogen, School of Medicine researchers have found.
The School of Medicine’s work developing lifesaving treatments through innovative biomedical research has been recognized with a large increase in National Institutes of Health funding, according to a new report.
Sensitivity to certain foods may increase heart disease risk even for people without obvious food allergies, new research suggests. The increased risk could equal or exceed smoking.
The University of Virginia School of Medicine has named Lu Q. Le, MD, PhD, a nationally renowned cancer biology researcher, to chair its Department of Dermatology.