February 4, 2021 COVID-19: Monoclonal Antibody Drugs Available for High-Risk Patients

UVA Health is offering monoclonal antibody drugs for appropriate COVID-19 patients at highest risk for severe symptoms and hospitalization.

February 3, 2021 Antibody Cocktail Prevents Symptomatic COVID-19 Infections

An antibody cocktail being tested at UVA Health and other sites was able to block 100% of symptomatic COVID-19 infections among people exposed to the virus, early results from the clinical trial suggest.

February 1, 2021 HIV Drugs May Help Prevent Blinding Macular Degeneration

Drugs known as Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, or NRTIs, could help prevent macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss, a new study suggests.

January 29, 2021 BRHD, UVA Health Partnering on Second Community COVID-19 Vaccination Site

The Virginia Department of Health’s Blue Ridge Health District (BRHD) and UVA Health are partnering to launch a second COVID-19 community vaccination site, which will provide its first vaccinations Sunday. The first group vaccinated at the site Sunday will include Phase 1A frontline workers and Phase 1B essential workers.

January 27, 2021 $4.4 Million Grant to Boost UVA’s Home Monitoring Services

A three-year, $4.4 million Federal Communications Commission grant will enable UVA Health to expand its Interactive Home Monitoring care for patients with serious and chronic conditions, including COVID-19 and diabetes

January 26, 2021 Blood Discoveries Advance Effort to Grow Organs, Battle Cancer

New findings offer important insights into how hemogenic endothelial cells form and give rise to the cells that manufacture blood.

January 25, 2021 How UVA Created Artificial Intelligence to Watch Over Patients With COVID-19

A UVA physician’s software that monitors patients to predict clinical problems is helping COVID patients.

January 21, 2021 Strange Colon Discovery Explains Racial Disparities in Colorectal Cancer

The colons of African-Americans and people of European descent age differently, helping explain racial disparities in colorectal cancer – the cancer that killed “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman at only 43.

January 20, 2021 UVA Scientists Named to National Academy of Inventors

Robin A. Felder, PhD, and Boris Kovatchev, PhD, were recognized for their pioneering and prolific work.

January 13, 2021 COVID-19 Trial, Conducted by Mail, Tests Drug to Prevent Hospitalization

At-risk people diagnosed with COVID-19 across the United States and Canada can participate in the testing of a common antidepressant.­­