Category: Clinical

New Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Coming Soon

9/19/2023

As part of our strategic goal to expand our offerings in service of superior patient outcomes, we are pleased to share that UVA Health University Medical Center is establishing a…

Bobby Chhabra, MD, Answers Questions About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

9/12/2023

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition affecting arms, hands and wrists that involves persistent burning, numbness or tingling, leaving many individuals with hand weakness and inability to grasp items.…

UVA Health, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Enhance Stroke Care Collaboration

9/5/2023

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital and UVA Health are strengthening their stroke care collaboration to better serve the stroke care needs of people in Central Virginia and beyond. As part of…

Cancer Center to Host National Leaders in Gynecologic Oncology Sept. 18

8/30/2023

The UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology mark Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in September with a special event featuring leaders in the fight against gynecologic cancers,…

Jennifer L. Payne, MD, Discusses Impact of First Postpartum Depression Pill

8/30/2023

In a recent interview, Jennifer L. Payne, MD, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, discussed the prospects for a newly-approved drug called zuranolone to have a…

Mark Roeser, MD, and Hannah Mannem, MD, Performed COVID-Induced, Double Lung Transplant

8/23/2023

R. J. Redstrom is a triathlete who received a double-lung transplant after COVID complications irrevocably damaged his lungs. He says it was a series of "miracles" that led him to…

David Schiff, MD, Highlights Promising New Drug for Brain Tumor

8/23/2023

A top UVA Health cancer expert is highlighting how a new drug could transform how doctors treat a brain tumor that typically strikes younger people. David Schiff, MD, the Harrison…

Cardiologist David Guarraia, MD, Comments on Recent Concerns About Weight-Loss Drugs

8/11/2023

UVA Today interviewed Dr. David Guarraia in an article titled "Heart Benefits and Health Concerns: Should You Take the New Weight-Loss Drugs?" Dr. Guarraia said semaglutide, which can be found…