‘Bad Guy’ Cells Prove Vital for Stopping Deadly Bug

By Josh Barney* // Researchers in ID chief Bill Petri's lab have identified immune cells vital for protecting us from potentially fatal C. difficile bacterial infections. Surprisingly, those cells are…

U.S. News Ranks UVA Cancer Center in Top 50 Nationwide

U.S. News and World Report’s 2016-2017 “Best Hospitals” guide has recognized eight University of Virginia Health System specialties and ranked UVA as the No. 1 hospital in Virginia. And two Department of…

Medicine Grand Rounds | Eric Houpt, MD: Molecular Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases — Mostly Good, Sometimes Bad

Date: Wednesday November 30, 2016 Time: 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM Location: Pinn Hall auditorium , 1-5 Eric R. Houpt, MD, is the Jack Gwaltney Professor of Medicine in the Division…

Medicine Grand Rounds | James F. Calland, MD – Professional Accomplishment and Personal Well-Being Reconsidered Copy

Date: Wednesday November 9, 2016 Time: 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM Location: Pinn Hall Auditorium 1-5 CME credit available James F. Calland, MD, is an assistant professor of surgery at…

GI’s Dan Strand To Head UVA’s new National Pancreas Foundation Center

UVA is one of nine new centers designated by the National Pancreas Foundation (NPF) for advanced treatment of pancreatitis and related disorders. These newly designated centers join 38 others around…

Medicine Grand Rounds | James F. Calland, MD – Professional Accomplishment and Personal Well-Being Reconsidered

Date: Wednesday November 9, 2016 Time: 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM Location: Pinn Hall Auditorium 1-5 CME credit available James F. Calland, MD, is an assistant professor of surgery at…