April 25, 2011
“America’s Top Doctors” names 48 UVA physicians as best in their fields
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 22, 2011 - Forty-eight physicians from the University of Virginia Health System were included in the latest…
April 21, 2011
Organ donor registration drive April 26 at UVA Medical Center
More than 110,000 Americans – including more than 2,800 Virginians – are awaiting an organ transplant, according to LifeNet Health,…
April 14, 2011
UVA and Habitat’s high-tech Health House offers innovative solutions to nation’s health problems
As Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville marks the completion of its first mixed-income community, the University of Virginia Health…
April 11, 2011
Seeking better ways to detect traumatic brain injury in soldiers
An increasing number of United States soldiers are suffering traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by bomb blasts. As the first…
April 6, 2011
UVA tests alternative to open-heart surgery that may offer hope to high-risk and inoperable heart valve patients
An alternative to open-heart surgery tested at the University of Virginia Health System may hold new hope for inoperable and…
April 1, 2011
Tonsils are likely targets of the cancer-causing KSHV herpes virus
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 1, 2011 -- AIDS patients, organ transplant recipients and others suffering from weakened immune systems are particularly…
March 30, 2011
Town hall meeting April 2 on traumatic brain injuries in children
As Virginia’s lead center for the Sarah Jane Brain Project, Kluge Children’s Rehabilitation Center at the University of Virginia Children’s…
March 25, 2011
University of Virginia wants to improve vaccine results in poor countries
The University of Virginia School of Medicine is leading a study to determine why vaccines that work so well on…
March 23, 2011
Blue Ridge Poison Center: More than a hotline
While answering calls about possible poison exposures is what the University of Virginia Health System’s Blue Ridge Poison Center is…