November 13, 2018 UVA School of Medicine Honored Nationally for Diversity, Inclusion Efforts

The School of Medicine's commitment to diversity and inclusion has earned it a national recognition from a higher education magazine.

November 12, 2018 Frail Seniors Going Without Desperately Needed In-Home Healthcare

There is a tremendous disparity between the need for in-home healthcare and the number of frail seniors actually receiving it, a new study finds. In many rural areas, the problem is so great that the researchers label it “remarkable.”

November 9, 2018 Simple Scoring System Could Help Patients Avoid Diabetes, Study Suggests

The tool could be a good way to motivate patients to stick with the diet and exercise changes that could save them from developing full-blown diabetes.

November 5, 2018 Scalpel-Free Surgery Improves Quality of Life for Parkinson’s Patients, Study Finds

A high-tech form of brain surgery that replaces scalpels with sound waves improved quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease that has resisted other forms of treatment.

October 31, 2018 UVA Honored on National ‘100 Great Oncology Programs’ List

This is the sixth consecutive year UVA has been recognized by Becker’s for quality care, and UVA is the only health system in Virginia named to the 2018 list.

October 25, 2018 UVA Creates Simple Way to Solve the Complex Mysteries of the Microbiome

Understanding how the multitudes of microbes inside us interact – and how they influence human health – is a gargantuan task. UVA's new approach will not only shed light on that but help doctors manipulate the microbiome to benefit human health.

October 18, 2018 Much-Needed New Antibiotic Shows Great Promise for Treating Gum Disease

A new antibiotic being developed at the School of Medicine appears ideal for battling periodontal disease, the leading cause of…

October 17, 2018 Big-Picture Approach to Understanding Cancer Will Speed New Treatments

A new innovation in cancer research will enable scientists to understand the complex causes of the disease with unprecedented speed and sophistication.

October 17, 2018 UVA Opens Haymarket Neurosurgery Clinic

University of Virginia Health System has opened a new neurosurgery clinic to bring high-quality, convenient neurosurgery care to Haymarket.

October 15, 2018 UVA Joins National Medicaid Transformation Project

University of Virginia Health System is partnering with more than 20 other health systems in the AVIA network’s Medicaid Transformation Project to…