July 21, 2015 U.S. News ‘Best Hospitals’ guide honors five UVA specialties

U.S. News and World Report has honored five specialties at University of Virginia Health System in the publication’s 2015-2016 “Best…

July 20, 2015 Life-saving breast cancer drugs going untaken in Appalachia, study finds

Nearly a third of breast cancer survivors in Appalachia are not taking the critical, potentially life-saving follow-up treatment – despite…

July 17, 2015 UVA, MITRE partner to improve health data analysis

University of Virginia Health System and The MITRE Corporation are partnering to develop better health data analysis tools to help…

July 16, 2015 Child paralysis cases: UVA identifies potential cause

A mysterious outbreak of child paralysis cases previously linked to enterovirus D68 may instead have another cause, doctors at the…

July 9, 2015 Experts: Overhydration potentially deadly for athletes

While the risks of dehydration are well known, new international guidelines seek to protect athletes from the serious health risks…

July 7, 2015 UVA wins national patient safety, orthopedics awards

University of Virginia Medical Center has earned two 2015 national Women’s Choice Awards® from WomenCertified Inc. – one for patient…

July 6, 2015 Fundamental beliefs about atherosclerosis overturned

Doctors' efforts to battle the dangerous atherosclerotic plaques that build up in our arteries and cause heart attacks and strokes…

July 2, 2015 Avian flu: $1.35 million grant to fund bid to better predict deadly outbreaks

An international research team led by Lukas Tamm of the School of Medicine will receive $1.35 million from the Human…

June 30, 2015 New technology ushers in era of precision medicine at UVA

The UVA Health System has opened a high-tech clinical genomics lab that will personalize care for patients, help doctors determine…

June 25, 2015 Experimental treatment sends deadly leukemia into remission

‘Unbelievable’ success for small pilot study Treatment buys critical time for patients seeking potentially life-saving transplant Cutting-edge combo pairs immune…