October 9, 2020 Dr. Taison Bell Honored for Working to Transform Healthcare

For his work battling COVID-19 and his efforts to address racial health disparities, Business Insider has named UVA Health’s Taison Bell, MD, MBA, one of “30 Leaders Under 40 Changing Healthcare.”

October 8, 2020 UVA Tests Drug, Given to Trump, to See If It Can Prevent COVID-19

UVA Health is testing the antibody cocktail to determine if it can prevent COVID-19 infection in people who share a household with someone with the illness.

October 5, 2020 UVA Cancer Center Improves Care for Brain Metastases

Ambitious efforts at UVA Cancer Center to improve care for patients with cancer that has spread to the brain have yielded important insights and tools that can benefit other hospitals.

September 30, 2020 UVA Children’s Opening Pediatric Liver Clinic in Richmond

UVA Children’s is opening a pediatric hepatology clinic in Richmond on Oct. 6 that will provide comprehensive care for children with liver disease, including evaluations for liver transplants.

September 29, 2020 UVA Launching Project to Determine Long-term Brain Effects of Blast Exposures in Military Personnel

The effort will help the military determine which service members are at greatest risk and reduce their chances of adverse health effects.

September 28, 2020 UVA Testing Sound Waves to Address Erectile Dysfunction

UVA is exploring the potential of “low-intensity shockwave therapy” to address erectile dysfunction by promoting blood vessel growth and tissue repair.

September 25, 2020 Genetic Differences in Fat Shape Men and Women’s Health Risks

New findings about fat help explain the differing health risks men and women face – and set the stage for better, more targeted treatments.

September 24, 2020 COVID-19 Discovery in Children May Inform Vaccines, Treatments

A commentary highlights how new COVID-19 findings have important implications for the development of vaccines and immune therapies for the disease.

September 23, 2020 HIV Drugs Could Prevent Diabetes, Study Suggests

Patients taking drugs called NRTIs to treat HIV and hepatitis B had a 33% lower risk of developing diabetes.

September 22, 2020 Cancer Centers Join to Address the Impact of COVID-19

A consortium of 17 cancer centers in the United States, including UVA Cancer Center, have come together to better understand the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in delaying cancer detection, care and prevention.