September 16, 2020 UVA Smoking Cessation Program Outperforming Typical Results

A 15-month free program for UVA Cancer Center patients to help tobacco users quit – combining medication and one-on-one behavioral therapy – is showing promising results.

September 15, 2020 UVA Honored as a Baby-Friendly Hospital

UVA Children’s, UVA Medical Center and UVA Women’s Services have earned an international designation as a Baby-Friendly hospital for their support of breastfeeding. UVA…

September 14, 2020 Cancer Discovery Reveals Key Process in Tumor Formation

A new discovery from the School of Medicine may open the door to a new approach to treating cancer: by disrupting a vital condensation process inside cancer cells.

September 10, 2020 Concussion Discovery Reveals Dire, Unknown Effects of Even Mild TBI

Even mild concussions cause severe and long-lasting impairments in the brain’s ability to clean itself, and this may seed it for Alzheimer’s, dementia and other neurodegenerative problems.

September 9, 2020 Consolidated UVA Breast Care Center Slated to Open in October

To make it easier for patients to access coordinated breast care in a single, convenient location, UVA Health is scheduled to open a new Breast Care Center on Oct. 12 in Albemarle County.

September 7, 2020 AHA Honors UVA Endocrinologist for Work on High Blood Pressure

The American Heart Association has named Robert M. Carey, MD, a Distinguished Scientist for his lifetime of research into high blood pressure.

August 31, 2020 UVA Health Enhancing Support for Patients with Disabilities

UVA Health is improving its procedures to better meet the needs of patients with disabilities. When individuals visit UVA Health for care, health system team members will ask more questions about patients’ disability status and accommodations.

August 27, 2020 UVA-Developed Artificial Pancreas Effective for Children Ages 6-13, Study Finds

An artificial pancreas originally developed at the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology safely and effectively manages blood sugar levels in children ages 6 to 13 with type 1 diabetes, a national clinical trial has found.

August 26, 2020 Strokes in Babies: Here’s How the Body Rushes to the Rescue

New research is shedding light on the brain’s immune defenses – and how those defenses respond to strokes that strike one in 4,000 babies.

August 25, 2020 UVA-Designed COVID-19 Swab to Support High-Priority Testing Across Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia will receive 60,000 nasopharyngeal swabs weekly to support high-priority COVID-19 testing across the state, thanks to a collaboration led by University of Virginia faculty to design this key testing supply.