New Benefit: Discount on UVA Health LASIK Procedures
11/13/2024
The team at the recently opened UVA Health LASIK Northridge is pleased to share that all UVA Health and UVA academic team members and all UVA students are eligible for a 10%…
Karen Rheuban, MD, Receives Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association Meritorious Service Award
11/13/2024
The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association (VHHA) named Karen Rheuban, MD, a professor of pediatrics and co-founder and director of the UVA Center for Telehealth, as the recipient of the…
UVA Health Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Book of the Month: The Scalpel and the Silver Bear
11/13/2024
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the UVA Health Office of Diversity and Community Engagement and Claude Moore Health Sciences Library will host a DEI Book of the Month…
Does Chat GPT Improve Doctors’ Diagnoses? Study Puts It to the Test
11/13/2024
With hospitals already deploying artificial intelligence to improve patient care, a new study has found that using Chat GPT Plus does not significantly improve the accuracy of doctors’ diagnoses when…
81 Medical Students Showcase Projects at Fall Research Symposium
11/13/2024
Medical students presented research posters at the UVA Office for Research Medical Student Research Symposium on Friday, November 8 to showcase their work to faculty and students in the School…
Many Moms Fall Asleep While Feeding, Endangering Their Babies, Study Finds
11/13/2024
More than a quarter of new mothers have fallen asleep recently while feeding their babies, putting the infants at increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), research from the…
11/13/2024
Patients with a small cranial nerve tumor that can cause hearing loss, vertigo, imbalance and ringing in the ears have typically been watched rather than proactively treated, as the risks…
11/13/2024
Conformational diseases, such as certain liver disorders, cancers, and neurodegenerative diseases, are caused by proteins that fold incorrectly and aggregate together, disrupting cell functions. These conditions can occur when the…