3/27/2024
UVA Health electrophysiology team, led by Pamela Mason, MD, with the support of cardiac surgery and cardiac anesthesia, recently performed the first extravascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in Virginia. The…
3/27/2024
The access team stands ready to partner with specialties and sub-specialties to accommodate the scheduling of complex and multidisciplinary patients. These solutions are applied at the specialty or sub-specialty level…
Bijoy Kundu, PhD, and Mark Quigg, MD, Receive Grant for Imaging Epilepsy
3/27/2024
Bijoy Kundu, PhD, and Mark Quigg, MD, received a $100,000 grant on March 13 from the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation to improve imaging technology for epilepsy patients. Epilepsy affects 1.6…
Multiple Unsafe Sleep Practices Found in Most Sudden Infant Deaths
3/27/2024
There were multiple unsafe sleep practices at play in more than three-quarters of Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths reported in 23 jurisdictions between 2011 and 2020, a new study reveals. The…
UVA Researchers Discover Potential Long COVID Source
3/27/2024
UVA Health researchers have discovered a potential explanation for some of the most perplexing mysteries of COVID-19 and long COVID. The surprising findings could lead to new treatments for the…
Enhanced Melanoma Vaccine Offers Improved Survival for Men
3/27/2024
A second-generation melanoma vaccine developed at UVA Cancer Center improves long-term survival for melanoma patients compared with the first-generation vaccine, new research shows. Interestingly, the benefit of the second-generation vaccine…
Research in Motion: JoAnn Pinkerton, MD
3/27/2024
There are 55 million menopausal women, and all women go through menopause. About 80 percent have hot flashes, 25 percent debilitating, but they cause loss of work time productivity. My…
Celebrating National Doctors’ Day
3/27/2024
As we approach March 30 – National Doctors’ Day – we want to take a moment to recognize this special occasion dedicated to honoring the contributions of physicians across…
