April 3, 2024 New Plan Seeks to Improve Cancer Prevention, Clinical Trial Access

Two UVA Health experts have identified simple steps to improve cancer prevention for millions of rural and medically underserved Americans, as well as increase access to clinical trials that are the proving grounds for cutting-edge treatments.

October 8, 2020 UVA Tests Drug, Given to Trump, to See If It Can Prevent COVID-19

UVA Health is testing the antibody cocktail to determine if it can prevent COVID-19 infection in people who share a household with someone with the illness.

July 1, 2019 Can an Investigational Drug Delivered in the Ambulance Improve Stroke Outcomes?

UVA Health is launching a clinical trial with local emergency service providers to determine whether an investigational new drug, trans sodium crocetinate (TSC), can improve patient outcomes when administered at the first signs of a stroke.

November 15, 2018 Husband-and-Wife Doctors Receive $1.8 Million to Test New Breast Cancer Approach

Radiation oncologist Timothy Showalter, MD, and breast cancer surgeon Shayna L. Showalter, MD, are working to improve care for women with early-stage breast cancer.

May 30, 2018 As on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’: UVA Targets ‘Giggling’ Epilepsy With Focused Ultrasound

What was fiction on a recent episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” is being pioneered for real at the University of Virginia…

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…

April 18, 2017 Why is a UVA Research Study Replacing People’s Cigarettes?

The University of Virginia Health System is conducting a research study to determine if exercise and reduced-nicotine cigarettes can ease…

March 22, 2017 UVA Tests Online Program to Help People With HIV Live Longer, Healthier Lives

Researchers at the School of Medicine are hoping that the power of the internet – and compelling personal experiences –…