We are all biased. As we move through our lives, internal opinions and thoughts about others are a (sometimes complex) part of being human. We base our perceptions of others on…
Michael Brown & Team Find Link Between Immune Cells, Weight Control, Disease Resistance
A research team led by UVA Nephrology's Michael Brown, PhD, has shown how our DNA determines our ability to fight off viruses, revealing that many genes work together to control immune…
Club Red Asks: Do You Know Your Heart Age?
UVA Club Red’s 2016 Heart Month campaign is “Young at Heart,” which centers around the Heart Age Predictor tool that the CDC promoted this past fall. Using data from the Framingham…
A Successful Interview Season for Internal Medicine Residency Program Takes Many Hands
Jerry Donowitz, MD, and Brian Uthlaut, MD, program director and vice program director, respectively, of DOM's Internal Medicine Residency Program, extend their thanks to everyone in the department -- faculty, fellows, residents…
Santen Chapter in “UpToDate” Viewed 100,000+ Times
Endocrinology faculty member Richard Santen, MD, recent past president of the Endocrinology Society, co-authored a chapter for the UpToDate physician reference website that was viewed more than 100,000 times in 2015,…
Recent Publications from Division of General, Geriatric, Palliative & Hospital Medicine
Tabor Flickinger: Flickinger TE, O’Hagan T, Chisolm MS. Developing a Curriculum to Promote Professionalism for Medical Students Using Social Media: Pilot of a Workshop and Blog-Based Intervention. JMIR Medical Education 2015…