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.

April 10, 2025 Top Medical Research Expert Mark T. Esser to Lead Manning Institute

The University of Virginia alum will capitalize on UVA's cutting-edge biomedical research to tackle the greatest challenges in medicine and accelerate new treatments and cures. 

April 9, 2025 A ‘Condensed’ Way to Target Cancer, Other Diseases

A new tool could reveal genetic causes of cancer, predict patient outcomes and improve care for cancer and many other diseases where genes go haywire.

April 8, 2025 UVA Health Opens Outpatient Transplant Clinic in Wytheville

To ensure convenience for patients in Southwest Virginia undergoing transplant care, UVA Health has opened a new transplant clinic in Wytheville in partnership with Wythe County Community Hospital.

April 7, 2025 UVA Health Expanding Specialty, Home Delivery Pharmacy Services

To serve more patients and meet the growing need for specialty, home delivery, and pharmacy business services, UVA Health is creating a Pharmacy Centralized Services Center in northern Albemarle County.

April 3, 2025 High Doses of Vitamin A May Be Toxic, Warns UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center

With several regions in the United States experiencing a surge of measles cases, misinformation about how to prevent and treat it is causing some people to overdose on vitamin A, cautions UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center.

April 2, 2025 Newsweek Ranks UVA Health University Medical Center No. 1 in Virginia

UVA Health University Medical Center ranks as the No. 1 hospital in Virginia and among the top 50 hospitals nationally in Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals 2025” guide.

April 1, 2025 New Options for Controlling Type 2 Diabetes

Nearly 40% of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes imperil their health by stopping their medication within the first year, UVA Health diabetes experts warn in a new paper highlighting a growing array of treatment options.

March 27, 2025 New Genomics Tool Accelerates Biomedical Breakthroughs

A much-needed new tool will increase the efficiency of genomic research and accelerate the development of new ways to improve human health.

March 26, 2025 UVA Health Joins National Mobile Care Collaborative

UVA Health is one of five health systems nationwide selected to join a mobile care collaborative to share lessons learned and discover how to enhance the services provided by its mobile care unit.