August 10, 2023 Leading Researcher, Patient-Care Provider to Chair UVA Department of Pediatrics

Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH, comes to UVA from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston.

August 10, 2023 Surprise COVID Discovery Helps Explain How Coronaviruses Jump Species

Unexpected new insights into how COVID-19 infects cells help explain why coronaviruses are so good at jumping from species to species and will help scientists better predict how COVID-19 will evolve.

August 9, 2023 Newsweek Ranks UVA Health University Medical Center No. 1 Cancer Hospital in Virginia, Top 50 Nationally

Newsweek has ranked UVA Health University Medical Center as the No. 1 cancer hospital in Virginia and No. 50 in the United States on its “America’s Best Cancer Hospitals 2023” list.

August 3, 2023 UVA Cancer Center Seeks Innovative Ideas to Improve Care, Reduce Health Disparities 

To reduce cancer’s impact and enhance health equity, University of Virginia Cancer Center will award as many as five grants of up to $10,000 to support innovative, community-based projects that have the potential to improve cancer care and prevention.

July 27, 2023 UVA Health’s Quality Care for Patients with Injured Hearts, Lungs Earns International Award

For providing lifesaving care to patients with seriously injured hearts and lungs, the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) has awarded UVA Health the Platinum Level Center of Excellence Award, the international group’s highest honor.

July 26, 2023 Enhanced Light Sensitivity May Play Key Role in Alzheimer’s

Increased sensitivity to light may contribute to both 'sundowning' -- the worsening of symptoms late in the day -- and to disease progression, new research indicates. Light therapy may help, the findings suggest.

July 24, 2023 Inflammation Discovery Could Slow Aging, Prevent Age-Related Diseases

School of Medicine researchers have identified a key trigger for "inflammaging" – inflammation that drives aging.

July 19, 2023 UVA Health Prince William Medical Center is Nationally Recognized and Awarded The American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite

UVA Health Prince William Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award…

July 19, 2023 UVA Health Recognized Nationally on ‘100 Great Heart Programs’ List by Becker’s Hospital Review

National healthcare publication Becker’s Hospital Review has named UVA Health’s Heart & Vascular Center to its 2023 list of 100 hospitals and health systems with great heart programs.

July 18, 2023 For Some, Storing Fat Around Waist May Not Up Diabetes Risk

Conventional wisdom holds that storing fat at the waist increases a person's risk for type 2 diabetes. But that may not be the case for everyone, surprising new research suggests.