UVA Guatemala Initiative Increasing Access to Academic Health Information
10/23/2018
In developing countries, hospitals like the one in Totonicapán, Guatemala, have brilliant doctors and nurses who desire to deliver the best care for their patients. And, while they do not…
New Telehealth Program Connects UVA Heart Experts with Culpepper Community Hospital
10/12/2018
A new telehealth partnership between Novant Health UVA Health System Culpeper Medical Center and UVA Health System will enable Culpeper-area patients to get easier access to UVA’s heart and vascular…
UVA Research Reveals Unseen Infections Harming World’s Children
10/10/2018
By Josh Barney, jdb9a@virginia.edu Children around the world are suffering from unnoticed infections that are stunting their growth and mental development, new research from an international coalition of scientists reveals. Up to…
Charlottesville Among Nation’s 10 ‘Best College Towns’
9/25/2018
By Dan Heuchert (Reprinted from UVA Today) Livability.com has named Charlottesville the 10th-best college town in America in its “2018 10 Best College Towns” rankings announced earlier this month. The website first…
Kids and Concussions: UVA Physician Helps Craft New CDC Treatment Guideline
9/24/2018
By Eric Swensen A University of Virginia Health System emergency medicine physician helped develop new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) treatment recommendations for children with concussions, also known…
UVA Identifies Brain’s Lymphatic Vessels as New Avenue to Treat Multiple Sclerosis
9/19/2018
By Josh Barney, jdb9a@virginia.edu (Reprinted from UVA Today) Lymphatic vessels that clean the brain of harmful material play a crucial role in the development and progression of multiple sclerosis, new research from the University…
Engineers, Physician Collaborating to Detect Impending Asthma Attacks
9/5/2018
By Fariss Samarrai (Reprinted from UVA Today, 09/04/18) About 5 percent of asthma patients suffer from frequent and severe sudden chest tightness that disrupts breathing, often leading to an emergency room…
UVA Developing ‘Two-Headed Arrow’ to Kill Ovarian Cancer Tumors
8/30/2018
By Josh Barney, jdb9a@virginia.edu A University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher is developing a two-fisted, antibody-based approach to destroying deadly ovarian cancer – an approach he believes could also be modified to kill…
