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January 25, 2021 How UVA Created Artificial Intelligence to Watch Over Patients With COVID-19

A UVA physician’s software that monitors patients to predict clinical problems is helping COVID patients.

January 13, 2021 COVID-19 Trial, Conducted by Mail, Tests Drug to Prevent Hospitalization

At-risk people diagnosed with COVID-19 across the United States and Canada can participate in the testing of a common antidepressant.­­

January 12, 2021 Visitors Not Permitted at UVA Health Beginning Jan. 13

Effective Wednesday, Jan. 13, visitors will not be permitted at UVA Health with limited exceptions.

November 17, 2020 Dr. Anthony Fauci to Speak at UVA Medical Center Hour

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, will discuss COVID-19 – including the latest on potential vaccines – in a free Zoom presentation at noon Nov. 18 during Medical Center Hour at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

October 22, 2020 COVID-19: Dexamethasone Discovery Carries Treatment Implications

A new discovery about COVID-19 drug dexamethasone suggests diabetes and other factors may reduce its potentially lifesaving effectiveness.

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.

September 24, 2020 COVID-19 Discovery in Children May Inform Vaccines, Treatments

A commentary highlights how new COVID-19 findings have important implications for the development of vaccines and immune therapies for the disease.

August 25, 2020 UVA-Designed COVID-19 Swab to Support High-Priority Testing Across Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia will receive 60,000 nasopharyngeal swabs weekly to support high-priority COVID-19 testing across the state, thanks to a collaboration led by University of Virginia faculty to design this key testing supply.

August 12, 2020 When Can Kids Return to Sports After COVID-19? Doctors Weigh In

Pediatric cardiologists are offering important advice on when it is safe for children and teens to return to playing sports after recovering from COVID-19.

August 7, 2020 Four Free Weekly COVID-19 Testing Events Planned

To help keep Charlottesville and the surrounding area safe, UVA Health is teaming up with the Virginia Department of Health, Thomas Jefferson Health District and community partners to offer four free COVID-19 testing events each week.