January 3, 2025 UVA Health Prince William Medical Center Welcomes First Baby of 2025

MANASSAS, Va., January 2, 2025 – UVA Health Prince William Medical Center is excited to announce the first baby born…

January 3, 2025 UVA Health Children’s Pediatrics Dominion Opens in Culpeper 

CULPEPER, VA., January 2, 2025 – UVA Health is pleased to announce the opening of UVA Health Children’s Pediatrics Dominion,…

July 27, 2022 Gene That Causes Deadliest Brain Tumor Also Causes Childhood Cancer

A gene that UVA Health researchers discovered is responsible for the deadliest brain tumor also causes two forms of childhood cancer.

September 1, 2021 Study Reveals Mishmash of Baby Bathing Practices at U.S. Hospitals

A nationwide survey of hospitals has revealed a wide variety of approaches to newborn skincare – including the timing of the first bath – that could ultimately have lasting effects on a baby’s health and wellbeing.

March 31, 2021 Stem Cell Transplants Prevent Relapses of Most Common Childhood Cancer

UVA researchers identify a way to prevent relapses in children who receive CAR T-cell therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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.

February 14, 2020 Brain Tumor Discovery May Unlock New Treatments for Many Cancers

A supposedly simple childhood cancer proves unexpectedly sophisticated -- and that discovery may open the door to new treatments for many cancers.

February 11, 2020 Majority of New Moms Don’t Follow Safe Sleep Practices, Study Finds

“This is important information that means we may need to re-think how we approach our conversations with families about safe sleep,” UVA pediatrician Ann Kellams said.

July 8, 2019 Harrisonburg Pediatrics Is Now UVA Pediatrics Harrisonburg

UVA Health has acquired Harrisonburg Pediatrics, and the practice is now named UVA Pediatrics Harrisonburg.

June 4, 2019 Infant Death Review Highlights Danger of Misusing Car Seats

In a review of infant deaths that occurred while children were sleeping in sitting devices, researchers determined than more than 60% of the deaths were in car seats. The car seats were used as directed in less than 10% of those cases.