April 22, 2013 Sustainability program earns state environmental award

For efforts to reduce its environmental impact through recycling , more energy-efficient buildings and telehealth, University of Virginia Health System…

April 18, 2013 Portion of Lee Street closed weekend of April 20

A section of Lee Street will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday, April 19, through Sunday, April 21, to repair…

April 11, 2013 Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic available for Virginia families

The University of Virginia Health System is pleased to announce the creation of the UVA Cardiovascular Genetics Program. The program…

April 10, 2013 New antibiotic targets potentially deadly gut infections

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a promising new antibiotic to treat potentially deadly gastrointestinal…

April 10, 2013 Bariatric surgery program honored with national accreditation

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has re-accredited University of Virginia Health System’s bariatric surgery program as a Level 1…

April 8, 2013 Protecting the heart: A better way to treat breast cancer

A painless breath-holding technique offered at the University of Virginia Health System is sparing women heart damage associated with radiation…

April 3, 2013 Dialysis clinics recognized for patient safety

For the third straight year, the University of Virginia Health System’s dialysis clinics have garnered a top patient safety honor…

April 2, 2013 Culpeper Medical Associates joins UVA Health System

Culpeper Medical Associates (CMA), a network of six primary-care practices serving patients in Central Virginia, officially joined the UVA Health…

April 1, 2013 Bias in the courtroom: Impartial experts not so impartial, study finds

Forensic psychologists and psychiatrists are ethically bound to be impartial, to look only at the evidence before them, when performing…

March 29, 2013 Protein structure discovery could lead to better treatments for HIV, early aging

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined the molecular structure of a protein whose mutations have…