February 1, 2011 UVa Performs the Treatment of Hope for the 100th Time: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

In the past two and a half years, UVa Department of Radiation Oncology has given hope to 100 patients who…

February 1, 2011 UVa’s Sleep Disorders Center Operates At Nation’s Highest Level of Excellence

Last year, almost 1,800 adults and children in search of a good night's sleep bedded down in a state-of-the art…

February 1, 2011 Procedures At UVa Increase Time Limits For Treating Strokes

Each year, physicians at the University of Virginia Health System's Stroke Center race against time in caring for nearly 500…

February 1, 2011 University of Virginia School of Medicine Launches Hospital Drive, an On-Line Creative Journal

Hospital Drive , an on-line journal that encourages original work that examines themes of health, illness and healing, launched its…

February 1, 2011 Preventing Blindness in Diabetic Patients Is Goal of Cutting-Edge Eye Exams at UVa

Although they have a greater than average risk of developing retinal problems and blindness, many people with diabetes never visit…

February 1, 2011 Breakthrough Approach Matches Tumor Profiles to Best Possible Anticancer Treatments

Cancer patients don't have time to waste. Many go through several different treatments, however, to find one that is more…

February 1, 2011 UVa Volunteers Bring Vital, Free Medical Care to Southwest Virginia

Thousands of people from Southwest Virginia and neighboring states are expected to line up before dawn for free health care…

February 1, 2011 UVa HEALTH SYSTEM SPECIALTIES HONORED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

Seven medical specialties at the University of Virginia Health System are listed in the 18 th annual survey of "America's…

February 1, 2011 Local Camp in Partnership with UVA Children’s Fitness Clinic and the Childhood Obesity Task Force Will Help Families “Lose Big” to Win Childhood Obesity Battle

Every day experts from many disciplines work tirelessly to try and stem the tide of childhood obesity. While their efforts…

February 1, 2011 UVA CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND NBC 29 RAISE OVER 2.2 MILLION DOLLARS DURING TELETHON

They've done it again! Each year the University of Virginia Children's Hospital telethon raises more money than the amount raised…