November 25, 2024 UVA Cancer Center Partnering to Expand Lung Cancer Screenings in Rural Virginia, West Virginia

UVA Cancer Center, Appalachian Community Cancer Alliance and Buchanan General Hospital (BGH) have teamed up to make getting screened for lung cancer easier for residents of rural Virginia and West Virginia.

November 21, 2024 Trial Tests Focused Ultrasound to Battle Melanoma

UVA's melanoma trial will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of using focused sound waves in conjunction with immunotherapy and surgery.

November 20, 2024 Weight-Loss Drug Tirzepatide Reduces Heart Failure Deaths

Tirzepatide, from pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co., was tested in the SUMMIT clinical trial at 146 sites in the United States and abroad.

November 19, 2024 Technique Improves Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosis

A new technology which allows doctors to quantify blood flow in the heart can improve their ability to diagnose deadly coronary artery disease, an international study led by School of Medicine investigators has found.

November 18, 2024 Kidney Damage Caused by Blood Pressure Drugs Explained

The new kidney damage findings could open the door to better ways to manage high blood pressure and other vascular diseases.

November 15, 2024 Three UVA Health Community Medical Centers Receive ‘A’ Grades for Hospital Safety From The Leapfrog Group

UVA Health today announced its three community medical centers in Culpeper, Haymarket, and Prince William received ‘A’ grades for The Leapfrog Group’s fall 2024 Hospital Safety Grade.

November 13, 2024 Does AI Improve Doctors’ Diagnoses? Study Finds Out 

Hospitals are already deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance care. A new study sheds light on whether it improves doctors' diagnoses.

November 12, 2024 Early Nerve Tumor Treatment Prevents Problems, Study Finds

Surprising findings are set to change how nerve tumors called vestibular schwannomas are managed.

November 8, 2024 UVA Health Opens Family and Sports Medicine Clinic in Centreville 

UVA Health is pleased to announce the opening of UVA Health Family and Sports Medicine Centreville, located at the UVA…

November 7, 2024 Many Moms Fall Asleep While Feeding, Endangering Their Babies

More than a quarter of new mothers have fallen asleep recently while feeding their babies, putting the infants at increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), research reveals.