June 15, 2011 Charlottesville Men’s Four Miler This Sunday, June 19

What: Charlottesville Men’s Four Miler Being overweight or inactive causes approximately 70 percent of men’s urology problems – including issues…

June 10, 2011 UVA Health System to purchase Hematology Oncology Patient Enterprises (HOPE)

The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia has authorized the UVA Health System to purchase Hematology Oncology Patient…

June 10, 2011 Free diabetes screening Saturday, June 11

What: The University of Virginia Health System’s Department of Family Medicine and the UVA chapter of the American Medical Student…

June 6, 2011 UVA nurse saves life of passenger on small airplane

Trapped in a small plane high in the sky, University of Virginia Health System nurse Jacque Griffin didn’t even have…

May 18, 2011 UVA Children’s Hospital and Kohl’s Team Up to Teach Kids Healthy Eating Habits

The University of Virginia Children’s Hospital and the Kohl’s Cares® program are teaming up again to bring Charlottesville and Albemarle…

May 18, 2011 New UVA study questions health benefits of commonly prescribed cholesterol-lowering medication Ezetimibe in some patients

More than 42 million Americans suffer from high cholesterol, and 63 million more have borderline high cholesterol. Over time, high…

May 17, 2011 New UVA Study Questions Health Benefits of Commonly Prescribed Cholesterol-Lowering Medication Ezetimibe in Some Patients

More than 42 million Americans suffer from high cholesterol, and 63 million more have borderline high cholesterol. Over time, high…

May 6, 2011 UVA Health System receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for ground-breaking research in global health and development

The University of Virginia Health System is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda…

May 2, 2011 UVA Student Health Director recognized for leading national policies on bacterial meningitis vaccines for students

At an awards gala held April 25 at the New York Athletic Club, James C. Turner, MD, executive director of…

April 27, 2011 UVA scientist wins national Stand Up To Cancer grant to unlock cancer’s genetic secrets

Hui Li, PhD, assistant professor of pathology at the University of Virginia Cancer Center , was shocked when he was…