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…
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…
Everything We Think We Know About Drinking Water May Be Wrong
1/28/2020
Do you get up from your desk at work to refill your water bottle every time it runs out – even if you’re not thirsty? For years, people have lived…
Medical Students Say Goodbye to Their First Patient, Their Best Teacher
12/27/2019
At the annual Anatomical Donor Convocation of Gratitude on Nov. 15, UVA School of Medicine students paid their respects and showed gratitude to the donors who graciously donated their bodies…
Faculty Spotlight: How One Professor Is Finding Cures With Computer Algorithms
11/18/2019
Editor's Note: One in an occasional series about University of Virginia faculty members who are helping to make the University both great and good. Today’s installment features Jason Papin, a…
The Meat Allergy: UVA Identifies Biological Changes Triggered By Tick Bites
10/28/2019
University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist has, for the first time, identified key immunological changes in people who abruptly develop an allergic reaction to mammalian meat, such as beef. His…
UVA Heart Rhythm Experts Bring Lifesaving Devices to Dominican Republic
10/4/2019
The distance from Charlottesville to the Dominican Republic is 1,423 miles. But UVA Health and this small Caribbean nation have forged close ties. Over the past decade, UVA cardiovascular experts…
September 16-19: Second-Year Students Present Primary Care Week
9/16/2019
On September 16-19, the second-year Generalist Scholars Program students at the School of Medicine will present Primary Care Week. Here is a list of scheduled events: Exposing the Opioid Epidemic with Region…
