October 16, 2017 Inpatient Satisfaction Improved by Five-Minute Intervention, Study Finds

As hospitals seek to improve inpatient satisfaction, one effective way takes only a few minutes and no expensive equipment. A…

October 10, 2017 CHKD, UVA Form Network to Enhance Pediatric Care in Virginia

University of Virginia Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters will establish a clinically integrated network (CIN) dedicated…

October 9, 2017 An End to Dieting for People With Type 2 Diabetes?

For people with type 2 diabetes, the prescription is typically “lose weight.” But maybe not for much longer. School of…

October 4, 2017 UVA Named to National ‘100 Great Oncology Programs’ List

For the fifth consecutive year, national healthcare publication Becker’s Hospital Review has named University of Virginia Cancer Center at UVA…

September 29, 2017 Simplifying Information Aids Fight Against Childhood Obesity, Study Finds

Providing simplified health information designed for parents with low health literacy helps all families in childhood obesity treatment programs regardless…

September 28, 2017 New Triage Tool Helps Doctors Save Lives

In situations where medical resources are most limited, doctors are often forced to make life-or-death decisions with very little information…

September 27, 2017 Teen 1st in Va. to Receive Gene Therapy in UVA Clinical Trial

The School of Medicine has administered its first dose of an experimental immunotherapy for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia that has…

September 22, 2017 Kohl’s Donating $250,000 to UVA Children’s Hospital for Healthy Living Programs

Kohl’s Cares is donating $250,000 over two years to the Kohl’s Hoo’s Fit program at the University of Virginia Children’s…

September 21, 2017 Just 1 Session of Exercise Can Help Make Cells Healthier

Whether it’s running, walking, cycling, swimming or rowing, it’s been well known since ancient times that doing some form of…

September 12, 2017 New Technique Lets Doctors Predict Genetic Disease Severity

An international team of researchers has found a way to diagnose disease and predict patient outcomes simply by measuring unbelievably…