January 12, 2011 UVA volunteers will be racing the clock at this weekend’s free healthcare clinic in Wise, Va.

Nearly 250 volunteers from the University of Virginia Health System are embarking on a special mission today. Carpooling in their…

January 12, 2011 Health System dialysis clinics earn 5-Diamond status from Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition

Four dialysis clinics operated by the University of Virginia Health System have attained 5-Diamond status, a measure of patient safety…

January 12, 2011 Pamela Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, to serve on two national healthcare IT initiatives

Pamela Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, special advisor to the chief nursing officer at the University of Virginia Medical Center,…

January 12, 2011 Dr. James Edward Ferguson II to chair Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Steven T. DeKosky, MD, Vice President and Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and R. Edward Howell,…

January 12, 2011 New research offers new insight about peripheral artery disease

Walking is a painful experience for many of the eight million Americans who suffer lower extremity peripheral arterial disease, or…

January 12, 2011 Researchers determine the 3-D structure of anthrax protein

Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have attained a major milestone in their work for the Center for…

January 12, 2011 Theater of War@UVA addresses human costs of war and reintegration of warriors into civic life

The human costs of war have been known since time began. Greek playwright Sophocles witnessed those costs firsthand 2,500 years…

January 12, 2011 Schools of Medicine and Nursing to hold free events Jan. 17th honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

The University of Virginia Schools of Medicine and Nursing are honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on…

January 12, 2011 Researchers receive $8.2 million grant to study interaction of viruses with the immune system

Amid fears of a swine flu pandemic possibly killing millions of people worldwide, investigators at The Bernie B. Carter Center…

January 11, 2011 Researchers receive multimillion grant to study polycystic ovary syndrome

Childhood obesity has been blamed for a number of medical conditions affecting too many American children. Researchers at the University…