World’s First Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center Launched
5/18/2022
UVA Health and the Charlottesville-based Focused Ultrasound Center today announced the launch of the Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center, the world’s first center dedicated specifically to advancing a focused ultrasound and cancer…
Taison Bell, MD, to Speak at 2022 Final Exercises
5/18/2022
Dr. Taison Bell, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and Infectious Diseases and International Health, will be the featured speaker at…
5/18/2022
Aamir Javaid, a fourth year medical student, created the first coronary artery calcium (CAC) age-sex-race percentile calculator (www.cac-tools.com) for US young adults aged 30-45. This multi-site collaboration with Johns Hopkins…
Jeff Saucerman, PhD, and Other BME Researchers Transform Beating Heart Stem Cells into Brain Cells
5/18/2022
The scientists published their article in the journal Nature. Read the UVAToday story here.
Senior Author Jennifer Payne, MD, Studied COVID’s Effect on Postpartum Depression
5/18/2022
Dr. Payne and her co-authors published an article in the Journal of Psychiatric Research titled "Rates of self-reported postpartum depressive symptoms in the United States before and after the start…
Statement Regarding the Racially Motivated Shooting in Buffalo
5/18/2022
The multiple hate crimes of this past weekend were horrific. The racist attack at a supermarket in Buffalo, NY on Saturday, killing ten people and injuring three others — 11…
Refreshing Our Mission/Vision/Values
5/18/2022
Dr. Neeral Shah, Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Hepatology, led a Mission Refresh Initiative with significant involvement from across the health system. The culmination of many months of hard…
5/11/2022
Linda Gonder-Frederick, PhD commented on prevalence of diabetes distress for women in a report from the Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes conference.