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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.

Jason Papin (left) and Greg Medlock have developed an important new resource for explorers of the microbiome.

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.

Paul Hoffman, of the UVA School of Medicine, is developing a much-needed new antibiotic.

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…

Researchers Dong-Wook Kim (left) and Kwon-Sik Park are among a team of scientists who have developed a way to speed cancer research.

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…

Researchers Liz Rogawski McQuade (from left), James A. Platts-Mills and Eric R. Houpt are part of an international team of scientists who have discovered an unexpected and deeply troubling rate of infections among children in the developing world.

October 9, 2018 Unseen Infections Harming World’s Children, Research Reveals

Children around the world are suffering from unnoticed infections that are stunting their growth and mental development, new research from…

Portrait of UVA Cancer Center's mobile mammography van.

October 4, 2018 Southwest Virginia Residents Sought to Direct Region’s Battle Against Cancer

A new University of Virginia Cancer Center initiative will empower Southwest Virginia residents to lead projects to better detect and…

October 4, 2018 New Telehealth Program Connects Culpeper Patients, UVA Heart Experts

A new telehealth partnership between Novant Health UVA Health System Culpeper Medical Center and UVA Health System will enable Culpeper-area…

Jonathan Kipnis, PhD, is chairman of UVA's Department of Neuroscience and Director of the Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG).

October 2, 2018 UVA’s Jonathan Kipnis Receives Prestigious NIH Director’s Pioneer Award

The School of Medicine neuroscientist is transforming our understanding of the brain’s relationship to the immune system.