February 8, 2023 UVA IDs Trigger for World’s Most Common Liver Disease

The new insights help explain the condition in younger people and may even help us slow or reverse aging.

February 3, 2023 UVA Health to Significantly Expand Access to Care, Enhance Community Outreach and Grow Biotech Research Enterprise as Part of Ambitious 10-Year Strategic Plan

UVA Health will seek to improve access to care by hiring more primary care providers, expanding its statewide specialty care network and making the health system the best place to work as part of its first-ever 10-year strategic plan.

February 1, 2023 UVA IDs Genes Responsible for Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease is the No. 1 cause of death worldwide. UVA's discovery opens the door to new and better treatments.

January 31, 2023 Menstrual Symptoms Hurt Workplace Productivity of Many Women, UVA Health Study Finds

Menstrual symptoms reduce the workplace productivity of many American women, with 45.2% reporting that their symptoms require them to take days off, according to a new UVA Health survey.

January 30, 2023 UVA Health, Southwest Virginia Coalition Expand Virtual Access to Healthcare

UVA Health and a coalition of Southwest Virginia healthcare groups are partnering to better combat health problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic, backed by a $5.1 million federal grant that will expand the region’s access to care.

January 20, 2023 UVA Leverages $100 Million Gift to Launch the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology to Transform Healthcare

The institute positions UVA at the forefront of cutting-edge, next-generation medicine and will ensure no Virginian needs to leave the state for even the most complex care.

January 20, 2023 Top Pharmacology Researcher to Oversee School of Medicine’s Pioneering Biomedical Research

Jeffrey R. Martens, PhD, will become the School of Medicine's new Senior Associate Dean for Research on May 15.

January 17, 2023 Calls for Kids Accidentally Eating Marijuana Edibles Nearly Tripled in 2022, Blue Ridge Poison Center Reports

Calls to UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center for children unintentionally consuming edible marijuana products jumped from 26 in 2021 to 77 in 2022. 

January 12, 2023 UVA Solves Mysteries about Leading Biomarker for Alzheimer’s

Scientists may be able to leverage the findings to develop new Alzheimer’s treatments and detect the disease much earlier, before symptoms develop.

January 10, 2023 UVA, Community Health Centers Expand Cancer Screenings for Underserved

To expand access to cancer screenings for underserved groups in Central, Southside and Southwest Virginia, UVA Cancer Center is establishing partnerships with community health centers serving those regions.