‘Bad Guy’ Cells Unexpectedly Prove Vital
6/29/2016
They Cause Allergies and Asthma, But They Also May Save Your Life Surprising discovery points to way to prevent life-threatening consequences of C. difficile infections diff kills one in…
Graduation and Diploma Ceremony 2016
5/27/2016
May 22, 2016 153 Medical Students - members of the Class of 2016 - posed for pictures, walked the lawn, received a diploma, took the Hippocratic Oath, and became MDs…
Smartphone’s Wild Ride Through a Hospital’s Pneumatic Tube System
5/26/2016
Blood Sample Mystery Produces Useful Tool for Hospitals Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have investigated a strange mystery involving blood samples by sending smartphones hurtling through the…
Medical Students Honor Anatomical Donors
5/23/2016
The University of Virginia Health System has a small patient population who are silent. They make no appointments and have no further need of medical care. In fact, they arrive…
Potential ‘Fountain of Youth’ Gene May Offer Way to Block Detrimental Effects of Aging
5/20/2016
A gene that scientific dogma insists is inactive in adults actually plays a vital role in preventing the underlying cause of most heart attacks and strokes, researchers at the University…
Medical Student Gets Dirty for a Cause
5/17/2016
University of Virginia medical students are an impressive lot. As if being in med school is not challenging enough, many pursue extracurricular activities that give back to the community. Carl…
Rescue in the Appalachians: Students in Wilderness Medicine Course
5/4/2016
The UVA School of Medicine offers a unique course in Wilderness Medicine which includes real life rescue simulations, such as rescuing a fallen, unresponsive hiker from the Appalachian Mountains, as…
Medical Students and National Donate Life Month
4/29/2016
April is National Donate Life Month and the Transplantation Interest Group, a student-run group whose goal is to “advance knowledge and awareness about transplantation among medical students and empower them…
