September 27, 2011 Starting care sooner for heart attack patients

To provide faster treatment for heart attack patients, UVA will soon enable all area rescue squads to transmit electronically a…

September 26, 2011 New genetic discoveries in lung health offer hope for better prevention and treatment for lung diseases

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – An international group of scientists, including University of Virginia researchers, have discovered 16 new sections of the…

September 23, 2011 UVA School of Medicine launches New Faculty Seminar Series to fuel collaborative research among new and established faculty members

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The UVA School of Medicine Dean’s New Faculty Seminar Series kicked off September 15, 2011 in Jordan…

September 23, 2011 New test at UVA speeds diagnosis of HIV

An HIV blood test now available at the University of Virginia Health System’s Ryan White HIV Clinic provides a faster…

September 21, 2011 UVA microbiologist Alison Criss, PhD, honored with prestigious 2011 Young Investigator Award

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – University of Virginia Health System Microbiologist Alison Criss, PhD, is one of only five researchers in the…

September 13, 2011 UVA School of Medicine literary, humanities journal Hospital Drive publishes sixth issue

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Hospital Drive, the on-line journal that encourages original creative work examining themes of health, illness and healing,…

September 12, 2011 Telemedicine grant will help improve healthcare access

To help patients in the mid-Atlantic states access specialty care and reduce the burden of travel for healthcare, the University…

September 12, 2011 Telemedicine grant will help improve healthcare access

To help patients in the mid-Atlantic states access specialty care and reduce the burden of travel for healthcare, the University…

September 7, 2011 Anindya Dutta, MBBS, PhD, appointed as chair of the UVA Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Steven T. DeKosky, MD, FAAN, FACP, Vice President and Dean of the University of Virginia School of…

September 2, 2011 UVA study reveals how healthy cells continue to cannibalize their dead counterparts

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The healthy human body is extremely efficient at cleaning house.  Every day, we purge 100 to 200…