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May 4, 2020 UVA Health Trial to Test Convalescent Plasma as Potential COVID-19 Treatment

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.

March 3, 2020 Artificial Pancreas Up for Best Biomedical Advance in STAT Madness Bracket Challenge

A UVA Health-developed artificial pancreas system is among the nominees for 2019’s best biomedical research and is fighting to win…

January 2, 2020 FDA Approves UVA-Developed Artificial Pancreas

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an artificial pancreas system – based on technology from the University of…

December 19, 2019 UVA Center for Diabetes Technology and Novo Nordisk Enter Into Research Collaboration to Develop Virtual Patient Modelling for Type 2 Diabetes

University of Virginia (UVA) Center for Diabetes Technology and Novo Nordisk today announced that they have entered into a five-year research collaboration where UVA and Novo Nordisk will work together on the development of virtual environments focused on modelling of patients with type 2 diabetes.

December 11, 2019 Bystanders Can Help More Cardiac Arrest Victims Survive

Only 8% of Americans survive cardiac arrest outside a hospital, but that percentage could increase significantly if bystanders recognize cardiac…

November 19, 2019 233 UVA Physicians Selected for Best Doctors in America® List

233 UVA Health physicians have been named by their peers to the 2019-2020 Best Doctors in America®List. Approximately 4 percent…

October 16, 2019 Artificial pancreas system better controls blood glucose levels than current technology

A multicenter randomized clinical trial evaluating a new artificial pancreas system — which automatically monitors and regulates blood glucose levels — has found that the new system was more effective than existing treatments at controlling blood glucose levels in people with type 1 diabetes.

October 15, 2019 UVA Doctor Uses Virtual Reality to Accelerate Availability of New Treatment

A UVA Health interventional radiologist has harnessed the power of virtual reality to increase the availability of a less-invasive treatment option for thyroid patients.

September 25, 2019 Potential Way to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes Identified

The same approach that could prevent diabetes may also prove effective for battling autoimmune diseases such as lupus and eczema.

August 21, 2019 Vaping Is Suspected Cause of Recent Lung Injuries

The Blue Ridge Poison Center at UVA Health joins the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in alerting the public to nearly 100 cases nationally of lung illnesses that appear to be linked to vaping. No deaths have been reported, but many patients have experienced life-threatening symptoms and needed emergency hospital care.