February 1, 2011 UVA Cancer Center and VCU Massey Cancer Center Each Awarded $1 Million Grant for Healthcare Outreach in Southside and Far Southwestern Virginia Regions

The Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission has awarded $1 million each to the University of Virginia Cancer Center and…

February 1, 2011 UVA Health System and The Health Wagon Providing Free Mammograms, Access to Follow-up Care for Underserved Women

At 7:30 a.m. tomorrow, nearly four dozen women living in one of the most rural areas of Virginia will begin…

February 1, 2011 UVA Health System Study Shows Dramatic Drop in Needlestick Risks for U.S. Healthcare Workers

When working with needles, healthcare workers always have to be concerned about contracting a life-altering or even life-threatening infection from…

February 1, 2011 UVA Health System’s Richard L. Guerrant, M.D., Receives Walter Reed Medal from American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

International infectious disease expert Richard L. Guerrant, M.D., of the University of Virginia Health System, has been awarded the highest…

February 1, 2011 Patients Undergo Advanced Procedure At University of Virginia Health System to Stop Their Racing Hearts

Gregory Bare of Broadway, VA is an avid bicyclist who enjoys riding 20 to 25 miles several days a week.…

February 1, 2011 Heart Attack Treatment Times at University of Virginia Health System Are in Top 3 Percent Nationally

The University of Virginia Health System is among the top three percent of U.S. hospitals in achieving one of the…

February 1, 2011 University of Virginia School of Medicine Releases Third Issue of Hospital Drive

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

February 1, 2011 UVA Researcher Boris Kovatchev, Ph.D., Receives International Award for Pioneering Work in Diabetes Technology

Boris Kovatchev, Ph.D., is one of only a handful of Americans and the first-ever mathematician to receive the international Diabetes…

February 1, 2011 Ginkgo Biloba Does Not Reduce Risk of Dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease, According to Study in JAMA

The medicinal herb Ginkgo biloba does not reduce the risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease development in either the healthy…

February 1, 2011 Major Breakthrough Transforms Field of Hormone Receptor Research

For decades, scientists have been studying nuclear hormone receptors to gain a better understanding of how they turn genes on…