October 30, 2024 Is That Candy or Cannabis?

Over the years, rumors have arisen that dangerous drugs or poisons could be introduced into your child’s Halloween candy. The…

October 24, 2024 UVA Health Awards Grants to Local Non-Profit Organizations

Manassas, Va., September 18, 2024 - UVA Health has allocated nearly $265,000 in grant funding to support 42 local non-profit…

October 24, 2024 UVA Health Kicks off 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment Survey

Manassas, Va., September 26, 2024 – UVA Health will open the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment survey (CHNA) tomorrow, September…

October 22, 2024 MRI Can Save Rectal Cancer Patients From Surgery, Study Finds

Magnetic resonance imaging can spare many rectal cancer patients from invasive surgery that can carry lifelong side effects, a study finds.

October 15, 2024 In Beer Yeast, Scientists See Path to Starving Cancer

The discovery of a surprising way yeast used to brew beer can survive starvation could open the door to new treatments for cancer.

October 10, 2024 Faulty ‘Fight or Flight’ Drives Deadly C. Difficile

The findings suggest that doctors may be able to save patients from C. difficile – a plague for hospitals and nursing homes – by using drugs to quiet the hyperactive nervous system response.

October 8, 2024 UVA Health Children’s Named No. 1 Children’s Hospital in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report has named UVA Health Children’s, part of UVA Health, the No. 1 children’s hospital in Virginia for the fourth consecutive year.

October 7, 2024 Newsweek Ranks UVA Health University Medical Center Among America’s Best Specialized Hospitals

Seven specialties at UVA Health University Medical Center and UVA Health Children’s are ranked No. 1 in Virginia and among the top 50 nationally by national news publication Newsweek.

September 30, 2024 Survival Gap Eliminated for Black Cord Blood Recipients

Patients who receive umbilical cord blood transplants for blood cancers now live equally long regardless of their race, new research from UVA Cancer Center shows.

September 25, 2024 Scientists Discover Important Blood Pressure ‘Switch’

School of Medicine researchers have discovered how certain cells have the amazing ability to transform their function to help our bodies control our blood pressure.