April 25, 2024
New Tool to Boost Battle Against Childhood Undernutrition
Childhood undernutrition contributes to almost half of all deaths of children under 5.
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April 18, 2024
SHINE Trial Sheds Light on Deadly Stroke Complication
A nationwide trial led by UVA Health provides answers on how best to manage stroke patients' blood sugar after clot-busting treatment.
April 15, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Tool to Improve Heart Failure Care
The tool harnesses machine learning and artificial intelligence to determine a patient's risk of unfavorable heart failure outcomes.
April 8, 2024
Top Nanotechnology Expert to Lead UVA’s NanoSTAR Institute
Evan A. Scott, PhD, comes to UVA from Northwestern University, where he has conducted groundbreaking nanotechnology research.
April 8, 2024
Elias Named to Modern Healthcare’s 2024 Innovators List
UVA neurosurgeon W. Jeffrey Elias, MD, has been recognized by a leading healthcare publication as one of its Innovators for 2024.
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.
March 28, 2024
New Advance Against a Form of Heart Failure Prevalent in Men
School of Medicine researchers have discovered a gene on the Y chromosome that contributes to the greater incidence of heart failure in men.
March 27, 2024
Enhanced Melanoma Vaccine Offers Improved Survival
Interestingly, the benefit of the second-generation melanoma vaccine was greater for male patients than female patients.
March 26, 2024
COVID-19 Antibody Discovery Could Explain Long COVID
Surprising findings from UVA Health could lead to new treatments for COVID-19, long COVID and possibly other viruses.
March 21, 2024
Multiple Unsafe Sleep Practices Found in Most Sudden Infant Deaths
More than three-quarters of Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths analyzed in a new study involved multiple unsafe sleep practices.