News Releases

The discovery of an unknown organelle inside our cells could open the door to new treatments for devastating inherited diseases. 

New research reveals the most cost-effective way to keep children with food allergies safe while at summer camp.

In recognition of Men’s Health Month, UVA Cancer Center is expanding “Stay in the Game,” a community-centered program to raise awareness across Virginia about prostate cancer and the importance of early screening.

Mike Barkema, Assistant Vice President, UVA Health Prince William, Michelle Strider, Chief Nurse Operating Officer, UVA Health Prince William, Maggie Chamberlain, Campaign Development Manager, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; Megan McDuffie, General Manager, Subaru of Sterling, and Andrew Raszewski, Subaru District Sales Manager for Northern Virginia

Bryce Matthews, Parts Consultant & Love Promise Coordinator, Michelle Strider, Chief Nurse Operating Officer, UVA Health Prince William Medical Center, John Reynolds, Owner & Operator, Reynolds Subaru of Orange, Kennedy Sain, Campaign Development Specialist, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Felicia Blow, Executive Director, UVA Community Health Foundation

Jessica Harasek, MSN, RN, RN-BC, Acute Care Nurse Manager of Inpatient Oncology and Outpatient Infusion, UVA Health Prince William Medical Center Drew Hunter, General Manager, Safford Brown Subaru, Emma Whelan, Regional Advancement, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Zan Zaidi, MD, Chief Medical Officer of UVA Health facilities in northern Virginia and Culpeper, Erik Shannon, Chief Executive Officer, UVA Health facilities in northern Virginia and Culpeper

The UVA Cancer Center Community Advisory Council has developed a community-focused roadmap to reduce cancer’s impact across Virginia and West Virginia.

Out-of-body experiences – where people feel disconnected from their physical form – may be a coping mechanism triggered by trauma or overwhelming stress, new research suggests.

Julie Exline, PhD, a national leader in researching spiritual struggles and explanations for extraordinary human experiences, has been named research director of the University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies. She will begin July 1.

New technology that allows a University of Virginia-developed artificial pancreas system to adapt to users’ changing bodies – and lets users test changes to how the system operates – improved control of their type 1 diabetes, a study has found.