William Petri, MD, PhD, Spoke With The Guardian About ‘Parasite Cleanses’ Not Being Cure-Alls

1/28/2026

Costly deworming treatments are being promoted as cure-alls. Heidi Klum gave it a go — experts disagree. William Petri, MD, PhD, the Wade Hampton Frost Professor of Medicine in the…

Costi Sifri, MD, Featured on National TV About a Federal Grant to Help UVA Prepare for Infectious Disease Outbreaks

1/20/2026

Costi Sifri, MD, professor in the Department of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health and director of hospital epidemiology at UVA Health, was featured locally, across Virginia and…

Zhenqi Liu, MD, Talked with The New York Times About How Weight-Loss Drugs Can Cause Patients to Lose Muscle

1/12/2026

Zhenqi Liu, MD, professor of medicine and clinical endocrinologist, spoke with The New York Times about muscle loss associated with GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. For some patients, medication-related weight loss may…

Patrick Jackson, MD, Featured in National and International Media Outlets Discussing the Viruses He Will be Monitoring in 2026

1/12/2026

Patrick Jackson, MD, an associate professor of infectious diseases, was featured in national and international media outlets—including The Washington Post and The Independent—discussing the viruses he will be monitoring in…

Steven Munger, PhD, Talks With USA Today About How Weight-Loss Drugs Can Affect Your Sense of Taste

1/7/2026

Steven D. Munger, PhD, professor and co-director of research in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, spoke with USA Today about how weight-loss (GLP-1) drugs can affect your sense…

Meghan Puglia, PhD, Delivers TEDxTalk on the Science of Raising Infants in the Age of AI

1/7/2026

Meghan Puglia, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Neurology, delivered a TEDxMidAtlantic talk exploring how early experiences shape brain development and what science reveals about raising children in…

Japan TBS TV Features Sun, PhD, and His Lab in Media Segment on Long COVID Research and Funding

1/7/2026

Jie Sun, PhD, a Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Medicine in the UVA Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research and the Department of Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases and…

William Brady, MD, Featured in Media Outlets Nationwide Discussing Why Cold Weather Doesn’t Directly Cause Illnesses

12/16/2025

William Brady, MD, professor of emergency medicine and cardiovascular medicine, was featured locally, across Virginia and on TV stations nationally discussing why cold weather doesn’t directly cause illnesses. Contrary to…