UVA Health Updates Masking and Visitation Policies
4/12/2023
Following updated guidance from UVA Health’s Infection Prevention and Control team, new policies on masking and visitation will go into effect this month at UVA Medical Center and other facilities…
Postpartum Depression Test Based on Discovery by Jennifer Payne, MD, Is Finalist in NIH Competition
4/4/2023
A potential test to identify women at risk for postpartum depression that combines a digital screening tool with a blood test – based on a UVA Health discovery – is…
4/4/2023
To meet the growing need for pediatric neurodevelopmental and behavioral health care in Central Virginia, UVA Children's and Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital are partnering to create a new outpatient clinic…
Artificial Pancreas Developed at UVA Improves Blood Sugar Control for Kids Ages 2-6
3/21/2023
An artificial pancreas originally developed at the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology improves blood sugar control in children ages 2 to 6 with type 1 diabetes, according to…
UVA Health Honored Nationally for High-Quality Heart Imaging
3/14/2023
UVA Health’s Heart & Vascular Center is one of just 46 facilities recognized nationally for their longstanding commitment to excellent heart imaging with echocardiograms, which use ultrasound waves to examine…
Patricia Rodriguez-Lozano, MD, Directs New Women’s Heart Program
3/1/2023
News flash: Women are different from men. Obviously, our bodies are different. Our roles and responsibilities and behaviors are different. But did you know that the way we experience heart disease…
UVA Health and Local Healthcare Groups Partner to Expand Care
2/15/2023
UVA Health, community healthcare organizations, and EMS agencies in seven Central Virginia counties are partnering to expand healthcare services in these rural communities, including for patients experiencing a stroke. Backed…
2/8/2023
Anna O. Jesus, MD and Rebecca J. Scharf, MD, both neurodevelopmental pediatricians at UVA Children's, discuss how gene therapy is used to treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) in the video…
