UVA Interstitial Lung Disease Program One of Nation’s Best
3/6/2019
Comprehensive Care and Research Flourishes for Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis he Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Program in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine continues to blossom, with 400…
New Clinical Trials Opening in Hematology/Oncology
3/4/2019
Genitourinary Oncology Primary Dreicer, Robert CRC: Drake, Jennifer 19-20484 PHAR B-701_U22 Stages: Any/all CT.GOV ID: NCT03123055 A Multi-Center, Single-Arm, Open-Label Phase 1b/2 Study of a Novel FGFR3 Inhibitor (B-701)…
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research
2/10/2019
2018 was prosperous for the Division’s research program. In FY2018, our investigators received an excess of $10M in external awards. We have internationally recognized research programs in the areas of diabetes…
1/2/2019
New Grant Awarded Congratulations to Drs. Patrick Dillon and Christian Brenin who have been awarded a grant funded by the Cancer Center and the Women’s 4-miler Breast Cancer Research Fund.…
UVA Tests Power of Focused Ultrasound, Immunotherapy to Battle Breast Cancer
11/14/2017
By Josh Barney, 11/8/17 (republished from UVA Today) In its latest pioneering effort to harness the power of focused ultrasound to battle disease, the UVA Cancer Center is examining the scalpel-free surgery’s…
UVA’s Excellence in Cancer Nets $15 Million Grant
4/27/2017
By Eric Swensen (UVA Health System news release, 4/26/17) University of Virginia Cancer Center has again been honored as one of just 69 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers for its…
Surprising Findings on Deadly Diarrhea Suggest Ways to Save Children’s Lives
10/10/2016
UVA Health News Release, 9/27/16 - Josh Barney New research offers unprecedented insights into the causes of childhood diarrhea, the second-leading cause of death of children worldwide, and suggests that…
“Nephrology News & Issues” Highlights Peer Mentoring Study at UVA’s Lynchburg Dialysis Facility
1/20/2016
Study finds peer mentoring reduces missed dialysis treatments Peer-to-peer mentoring helps dialysis patients improve their treatment attendance, according to a pilot test of the Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition’s (MARC) peer mentoring…
Artificial Pancreas Device Undergoes Clinical Trials, Supported By $12.7 Mill. NIH Grant
1/13/2016
Stacey Anderson, MD, and Boris Kovatchev, PhD, co-directors of the Center for Diabetes Technology in the Division of Endocrinology, have been awarded a $12.7 million grant from the NIH's National Institute of…
