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May 28, 2020 New Stroke Guidelines Aim to Improve Care Amid COVID-19

Top stroke experts have issued new guidance to ensure stroke patients receive safe, timely care while preventing the transmission of COVID-19.

May 20, 2020 UVA Doctors Honored for COVID-19 Children’s Book

Two UVA Health physicians have produced a children’s book for communities of color that are being disproportionately stricken by COVID-19.

May 19, 2020 iTHRIV Seeks to Address COVID-19 Information Gap in Virginia

The Integrated Translational Health Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) has developed an online tool to collect COVID-19 related information from volunteers who are residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

May 18, 2020 UVA Health Opens Hotline for Patients Without a Regular Doctor

The hotline will make it easier for Charlottesville-area patients without a primary care doctor to get questions answered and receive care.

May 15, 2020 Heart Attacks, Heart Failure, Stroke: COVID-19’s Cardiovascular Complications

A new guide from emergency medicine doctors details the potentially deadly cardiovascular complications COVID-19 can cause.

May 13, 2020 In Victory Over Polio, Hope for the Battle Against COVID-19

Medicine’s great triumph over polio holds out hope we can do the same for COVID-19, two researchers say.

May 12, 2020 COVID-19: UVA Discovery Spurs Clinical Trial of Antidepressant

The drug has shown promise for stopping dangerous overreactions of the immune system, a concern in patients with severe COVID-19.

May 11, 2020 Telehealth Tools Developed for Ebola Improve COVID Care

The telehealth tools allow doctors to provide personal, high-quality care while conserving vital personal protective equipment and reducing infection risks.

May 8, 2020 UVA Health Reopens for In-Person Care

UVA Health is ramping up access to both inpatient and outpatient care with robust safety measures in place to protect the health of patients and team members.

May 4, 2020 UVA Health Trial to Test Convalescent Plasma as Potential COVID-19 Treatment

UVA Health is testing the use of plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 as a potential treatment for inpatients with the disease.