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Scientists Identify Potential New Treatment for Deadliest Brain Cancer

Scientists Identify Potential New Treatment for Deadliest Brain Cancer

2/4/2026

UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have identified a molecule that blocks the gene responsible for…

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Steven L. Zeichner, MD, PhD

New Vaccine-Development Platform Produces Promising Results

1/28/2026

UVA Health scientists are reporting promising success as they pioneer a new way to create…

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Uta Erdbrugger, MD

Chronic Kidney Disease Poisons Patients’ Hearts, Scientists Discover

1/20/2026

Scientists have discovered an answer to the longstanding mystery of why more than half of…

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New American Cancer Society guidelines back HPV self-testing as a more effective way of detecting cervical cancer.

A Major Shift in Cervical Cancer Screening Could Save Thousands of Lives

1/12/2026

The American Cancer Society updated its cervical cancer screening recommendations last month to expand access…

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Mark Weathers

Experienced Higher Education, Military Leader Named First COO of UVA Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology

1/7/2026

Mark Weathers, MBA, who has more than nine years of higher education and 28 years…

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Top Medicine in Motion Stories in 2025

Top Medicine in Motion Stories in 2025

1/1/2026

Over the past year, we’ve advanced our mission to transform health and inspire hope for…

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Uta Erdbrügger, MD, Talks With The Washington Post About How Chronic Kidney Disease Poisons Hearts

Uta Erdbrügger, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, discussed her research with The Washington Post, exploring how chronic kidney disease can poison the heart.…

Uta Erdbrugger, MD

New Radiology and Medical Imaging Lecture Series Welcomes Former Chair as Inaugural Speaker

This April, the University of Virginia’s Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging will kick off a new lecture series by welcoming a former department chair. The inaugural Matsumoto Endowed Lecture…

New Radiology and Medical Imaging Lecture Series Welcomes Former Chair as Inaugural Speaker

Kara Wiseman, MPH, PhD, Wins Society of Behavioral Medicine’s 2026 Leading the Narrative Award

Kara Wiseman, MPH, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, wrote an article last year for the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) about the U.S. Surgeon…

Kara Wiseman, MPH, PhD, Wins Society of Behavioral Medicine’s 2026 Leading the Narrative Award

UVA Health’s Ranked on Forbes’ List of America’s Best Large Employers

National business publication Forbes has ranked UVA Health No. 232 nationally – and No. 9 among public academic health systems – on its list of America’s Best Large Employers. UVA…

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UVA Health Children’s Honored for Safely Easing Kids’ Pain and Anxiety During Procedures

UVA Health Children’s is the first hospital in Virginia to earn national recognition as a Pediatric Sedation Center of Excellence from the Society for Pediatric Sedation for safely managing kids’…

UVA Health Children’s Honored for Safely Easing Kids’ Pain and Anxiety During Procedures

Multidisciplinary Team Performs UVA Health Children’s First Open Laryngeal Cleft Repair

Ariana Greenwell, MD, assistant professor of pediatric otolaryngology, and Vanessa Torrecillas, MD, assistant professor of laryngology, recently performed UVA’s first open laryngeal cleft repair, marking a significant advance in the…

From Left (back row): Vanessa Torrecillas, MD; Ariana Greenwell, MD; Heather Parr, RN; Brooke Grimaldi, RN; Kayla Douglas, CST; Front row: Colleen Maloney, RN
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