3-D Printed Skulls Prepare New Doctors While Promoting World-Class Health Care
7/19/2016
Patients who walk into Dr. Jose Gurrola’s otolaryngology clinic at the University of Virginia Health System are seeking relief from a wide range of nasal issues, from nosebleeds and chronic…
Shocking New Role Found for the Immune System: Controlling Social Interactions
7/13/2016
In a startling discovery that raises fundamental questions about human behavior, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined that the immune system directly affects – and…
Amid Terrorism Fears, Promising Leads in Hunt for Radiation Antidote
7/6/2016
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified promising drugs that could lead to the first antidote for radiation exposure that might result from a dirty bomb terror attack…
UVA Tests Electronic Tablets to Improve Pre-Hospital Stroke Care
7/5/2016
A clinical trial testing mobile videoconferencing as a means for physicians to diagnose stroke patients while they’re being transported to the hospital has found that a tablet-based system produced diagnoses…
‘Bad Guy’ Cells Unexpectedly Prove Vital
6/29/2016
They Cause Allergies and Asthma, But They Also May Save Your Life Surprising discovery points to way to prevent life-threatening consequences of C. difficile infections diff kills one in…
Graduation and Diploma Ceremony 2016
5/27/2016
May 22, 2016 153 Medical Students - members of the Class of 2016 - posed for pictures, walked the lawn, received a diploma, took the Hippocratic Oath, and became MDs…
Smartphone’s Wild Ride Through a Hospital’s Pneumatic Tube System
5/26/2016
Blood Sample Mystery Produces Useful Tool for Hospitals Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have investigated a strange mystery involving blood samples by sending smartphones hurtling through the…
Medical Students Honor Anatomical Donors
5/23/2016
The University of Virginia Health System has a small patient population who are silent. They make no appointments and have no further need of medical care. In fact, they arrive…
