August 30, 2011 From brain surgery to high jump champion in four months

Addie Coleman’s path to a high school regional title in the high jump began last December with a lack of…

August 25, 2011 Back-to-school safety: Avoid common poison mistakes

The start of the school year means new morning routines for your entire household, creating opportunities for poison mistakes. For…

August 25, 2011 New monitor invented at UVA saving the lives of premature babies

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., August 25, 2011 – An innovative monitoring system for premature infants developed at the University of Virginia Health…

August 15, 2011 UVA neurology stroke researchers win $25 million NIH grant to reduce debilitating effects of stroke in diabetic patients

Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have received a $25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health…

August 10, 2011 Major discovery by UVA researchers helps explain how the adult brain cleans out dead brain cells and produces new ones

Adult brains generate thousands of new brain cells called neurons each day; however only a small fraction of them survive.…

August 2, 2011 U.S. News names 67 UVA physicians as “Top Doctors” in new online directory

Sixty-seven physicians from the University of Virginia Health System appear on the first “Top Doctors” directory issued by U.S. News…

August 1, 2011 UVA Health Services Foundation has new name: UVA Physicians Group

Effective Aug. 1, the University of Virginia Health Services Foundation will change its name to the UVA Physicians Group. The…

July 19, 2011 Five UVA Health System specialties honored by U.S. News

Five medical specialties at the University of Virginia Health System are ranked among the top in their field in U.S.…

July 14, 2011 Riverside Health System, University of Virginia Health System and Jefferson Area Board for Aging Partner to Provide New Healthcare Option for Seniors

Seniors in Central Virginia will soon have a new option for receiving long-term care without moving to a nursing home.…

July 7, 2011 UVA nurse qualifies for Olympic Trials marathon

When she ran her first marathon in October 2006, Louise Knudson had low expectations. “My only goal was to finish…