11/8/2022
Firas El Chaer, MD, an assistant professor of medicine who specializes in hematology and oncology, will present preliminary clinical data evaluating investigational agent TP-3654 at the 64th American Society of…
Sula Mazimba, MD, MPH and Kenneth Bilchick, MD, MS Reveal Potential New Treatment for Heart Failure
11/8/2022
A recent single-center, retrospective study of hospitalized patients conducted by UVA Health School of Medicine researchers revealed that colchicine, which is commonly used to treat gout in heart failure, significantly…
Jeff Elias, MD, Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor Shows Long-Term Relief
11/8/2022
A scalpel-free, high-tech form of brain surgery pioneered at UVA Health offers long-term relief for patients with essential tremor, a common movement disorder a five-year review shows. The study offers…
Golam Mohi, PhD Research Points to New Treatment for Bone Marrow Cancer
11/8/2022
Pioneering research into the chronic inflammation often seen in certain blood cancers has identified a promising treatment approach for myelofibrosis, a potentially deadly bone marrow cancer. The new research from UVA…
Publicly Funded Research Will Soon Be Available to Public Without Charge
11/1/2022
In just three years, the White House will require all papers describing federally funded research to be made available to the public without charge. This major shift, decades in the…
$1.2M NIH Grant to Support Cervical Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Follow-up in Nicaragua
11/1/2022
A new $1.2 million NIH grant will support Emma Mitchell, PhD, an associate professor of nursing, in expanding and strengthening cervical cancer screening, treatment, and follow-up using an app called…
Student Researchers Study Cancer with Top SOM Faculty Through Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards
10/25/2022
Two UVA fourth-year undergraduate students, Emma Imbarlina and Priya Katyal, are contributing to discoveries in cancer immunotherapy thanks to Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards, which are funded through the generosity of…
Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD Brings Clinical Trial for STEMI patients to UVA
10/25/2022
Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD, the Ruth C. Heede Professor of Cardiology, recently joined the faculty in the Department of Medicine's Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. He is conducting a clinical trial…
