February 2, 2011 Technique offers clearer diagnoses for digestive conditions

For about 30 percent to 35 percent of bile-duct cancer patients, a biopsy produces a false negative, says University of…

February 2, 2011 UVA Office of Telemedicine Leading Statewide Efforts to Give Rural Communities e-Access to Advanced Medical Services

The FCC has announced that UVa's Office of Telemedicine will receive $2.7 million in funding under a three-year national initiative.…

February 2, 2011 No Scalpel in Hand, Surgeons Treat UVa’s 6000th Gamma Knife Patient UVa’s Gamma Knife Center Has Reputation as a World Leader

Recently, Francis Gingras arrived at the University of Virginia Health System ready to undergo a form of brain surgery with…

February 2, 2011 UVA Health System Runs First-of-its-Kind Scan in U.S. With New Siemens Interventional Imaging System

The University of Virginia Health System was first in the nation to image a patient with the next generation of…

February 2, 2011 UVA Health System Team Gives Away 21 Million … Calories

A team of people who treat cancer patients at the UVA Cancer Center has just passed a landmark. They have…

February 2, 2011 New Partnership to Advance Medical Research at UVA and EVMS

Eastern Virginia Medical School and the University of Virginia School of Medicine have signed an historic agreement that will advance…

February 2, 2011 New Mom is Recipient of UVa’s First Intestinal Transplant

Courtney and Bill Wagner were newlyweds expecting their first child when their lives began veering in a direction they never…

February 2, 2011 UVa Health System Team Uncovers Gene’s Role in Type 1 Diabetes

Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have identified an enzyme thought to be an important instigator of the…

February 2, 2011 UVa Neurosurgeon John A. Jane Honored With ACGME’s Highest Award for Physician Educators

University of Virginia School of Medicine Neurosurgeon John Jane, M.D., Ph.D., has been honored for his commitment to training new…

February 2, 2011 Global Health Leaders Convene at UVa October 19

The University of Virginia's Center for Global Health will hold its fall symposium "Global Health in a Globalized World" from…