January 21, 2011 Critical genetic link found between human taste differences and nicotine dependence

Could an aversion to bitter substances or an overall heightened sense of taste help protect some people from becoming addicted…

January 21, 2011 UVA WorkMed launches flu shot season; will provide influenza vaccine to thousands of area workers

UVA WorkMed, an occupational health and wellness specialty clinic within the University of Virginia Health System, kicked off  flu shot…

January 21, 2011 UVA Telemedicine receives grant to add three new sites in southwest Virginia

More residents of far southwest Virginia will have access to screenings for breast and cervical cancer and to a broad…

January 21, 2011 Pediatric Heart Center at Children’s Hospital gets national accreditation

The Pediatric and Fetal Echocardiography Laboratories at the University of Virginia Children's Hospital has been granted accreditation by the Intersocietal…

January 21, 2011 John A. Blackburn, Sharon Hostler receive 2008 Thomas Jefferson Awards at UVA’s fall convocation

For the first time since 1976, the University of Virginia today has given two people the highest honor it confers…

January 21, 2011 Artificial pancreas could revolutionize treatment of Type 1 Diabetes

Researchers at the University of Virginia and sites across the globe are testing a computerized, subcutaneous system that could one…

January 21, 2011 Emergency Department implements electronic medical records system

The Emergency Department at the University of Virginia Health System has implemented an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system delivered through…

January 21, 2011 Professor suggests strategy of alleviating primary care physician shortage

When it comes to primary care medicine, the U.S. is in both a quandary and a crisis, says a University…

January 21, 2011 Richard J. Price, Ph.D., receives Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award

A University of Virginia researcher has received a 3-year grant from The Hartwell Foundation to further his research on an…

January 21, 2011 Brian H. Annex to serve as chief of Department of Cardiovascular Medicine

Robert M. Strieter, M.D., Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, has announced…