November 2, 2016 Carter Immunology Center Marks 25 Years of Changing How We Approach Disease

Researchers at the School of Medicine have developed an experimental vaccine to battle melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer.…

November 2, 2016 Inova Health System and the University of Virginia plan comprehensive research and education partnership to accelerate joint discovery, application of medical research and commercialization of new discoveries

Inova Health System and the University of Virginia announced today that they have agreed to form a comprehensive research and…

October 27, 2016 UVA experts help write new guidelines for reducing sudden infant death syndrome

Two University of Virginia Health System physicians helped draft new national recommendations for reducing the risk of sudden infant death…

October 19, 2016 The unseen cancer crisis: Alarming disparities found across Appalachia

Rural Appalachia has gone from having the lowest cancer death rate in the country to the highest – and that’s…

October 6, 2016 Strange ‘chimeras’ defy science’s understanding of human genetics

The human genome is far more complex than thought, with genes functioning in an unexpected fashion that scientists have wrongly…

October 4, 2016 UVA among first to use new tool for noninvasive brain surgery

The University of Virginia Health System is the first hospital in Virginia – and among the first in the world…

September 27, 2016 Surprising findings on deadly diarrhea suggest ways to save children’s lives

New research offers unprecedented insights into the causes of childhood diarrhea, the second-leading cause of death of children worldwide, and…

September 23, 2016 UVA’s timely, quality heart attack care earns national award

For meeting national standards to help provide fast care and improve outcomes for heart attack patients, University of Virginia Health…

September 20, 2016 6 little molecules could help stop both Ebola and cancer

School of Medicine researcher Christopher Stroupe has his eye on six little molecules that could be the key to new…

September 19, 2016 Heart failure follow-up program cuts costs, improves patient outcomes

An innovative program for following up with heart failure patients at the University of Virginia Health System has reduced costs…