May 15, 2025 An App to Detect Heart Attacks and Strokes — and Save Lives

A new app being developed at UVA Health and other leading institutions can detect when users are having heart attacks or strokes, speeding care and saving lives.

May 14, 2025 Focused Ultrasound Halts Growth of Debilitating Cavernomas

An incision-free technique developed at UVA Health could revolutionize care for harmful brain lesions called cavernomas, early testing suggests.

May 8, 2025 HIV Drugs Offer ‘Substantial’ Alzheimer’s Protection

HIV drugs called NRTIs could prevent up to a million cases of Alzheimer's per year, UVA Health scientists say.

April 14, 2025 Sound Wave Research for Breast Cancer Receives $5.5 Million

Natasha D. Sheybani, PhD, is exploring the potential of focused ultrasound to improve immunotherapy for breast cancer.

January 30, 2025 UVA Health Neuroscience, Spine Teams Earn National Award for Quality Care, Research

UVA Health has been honored on Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2024 list of 100 health systems with great neuroscience and spine programs.

January 29, 2025 Can Ketamine Stop Deadly Epilepsy Seizures?

UVA has received $9.3 million to test if ketamine can save patients from grand mal seizures that won’t respond to other treatments.

December 17, 2024 UVA Health Children’s, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Opening Pediatric Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Health Care Clinic

UVA Health Children’s and Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital have partnered to open a new clinic to expand access to behavioral…

November 12, 2024 Early Nerve Tumor Treatment Prevents Problems, Study Finds

Surprising findings are set to change how nerve tumors called vestibular schwannomas are managed.

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.