Biocomplexity Institute Wins $10M Grant To Thwart Future Pandemics
3/26/2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the world, researchers at the University of Virginia’s Biocomplexity Institute have won a new $10 million, five-year collaborative “Expeditions in Computing” grant from the…
UVA Health Independently Develops New COVID-19 Tests
3/20/2020
Thanks to a determined, whirlwind effort on the part of a team of physicians and collaboration and support from across the University of Virginia community, UVA Health now is now…
Q&A: What’s Next for Coronavirus, How to Avoid it, and Will There Be a Vaccine?
3/7/2020
As the new coronavirus, known in shorthand as COVID-19, continues to spread around the world, researchers, including those at the University of Virginia, are turning their attention to developing vaccines…
Childhood Brain Tumor Discovery May Unlock New Treatments for Many Cancers
2/21/2020
A surprising discovery about a rare form of childhood brain cancer suggests a new treatment approach for that cancer and, potentially, many others. Researchers at the University of Virginia School…
Medicaid Expansion Slashed Uninsured Rates In Diabetes Belt, Study Finds
2/6/2020
Medicaid expansion dramatically reduced the numbers of low-income residents without insurance in the Diabetes Belt, a swath of 644 counties across 15 southeastern states (including Virginia) that are stricken with…
HIV Outcomes Improved by State-Purchased Insurance Plans, Study Finds
2/3/2020
Health insurance purchased by state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs for people living with HIV in states that did not expand Medicaid are improving outcomes and have the potential to save…
Macular Degeneration Discovery IDs Potential Way to Halt Blinding Eye Disease
1/22/2020
Researchers have successfully treated age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in mice after finding an unexpected link between the two main forms of the blinding eye disease, the leading cause of vision…
UVA Orthopedics Honored Among Nation’s Top Orthopedics Programs
1/14/2020
Becker’s Hospital Review has named UVA Orthopedics at UVA Medical Center to its list of 100 hospitals and health systems with great orthopedics programs. This is the sixth consecutive year…
