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(10/31/21 4:07am)
Piedmont Virginia Community College announced Oct. 1 its plans to expand its associate degree in nursing program thanks to philanthropic support from an anonymous donor and a contribution from U.Va. Health. CEO of U.Va. Health Wendy Horton said in a phone call interview with The Cavalier Daily that the expanded program aims to tackle the current nationwide nursing staff shortage.
(08/19/21 4:21am)
After months of decreasing COVID-19 cases coupled with the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, the end of the pandemic seemed to be drawing near for most. For perspective, the first United States COVID-19 case was reported on Jan. 21 of last year, making this Saturday 19 months since the virus first arrived in the United States from Wuhan, China. However, in recent weeks, COVID-19 cases in Virginia have been increasing at a rate similar to the holidays, when cases and hospitalizations stressed the University Hospital. As the University is set to bring back students for in-person classes this next week, U.Va. Health experts discuss potential causes for this case uptick and give their thoughts on what the future may hold.
(05/13/21 3:17pm)
While the U.Va. COVID-19 tracker shows the spring semester COVID-19 positivity rate at an all time low, a significant portion of the University body has previously tested positive for COVID-19. As of Wednesday, there have been almost 3,500 confirmed total COVID-19 cases within the University community during the fall and spring semesters. Experts give advice to those that are recovering from the virus and offer insight into what they should expect.
(04/25/21 10:48pm)
Maintaining healthy human connection is an important aspect of any career, but especially one in medicine. Physicians are often faced with tough circumstances — ones that have direct impacts on patients’ lives — which can result in feelings of isolation, disconnection and both mental and physical trauma among medical professionals. Psychiatrists, physicians and medical students alike emphasize the important role good connection and quality relationships has in their medical career.
(03/22/21 6:15am)
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has evolved to form new variants of itself. As of now, three variants of the virus have been identified around the world — variant B.1.1.7, variant B.1.351 and variant P.1. Two of these variants were identified in Virginia last month. On Feb. 18, the Virginia Department of Health reported the first case of SARS-Cov-2 variant B.1.351 in the Northwest region of Virginia. Nine days later, the first case of SARS-Cov-2 variant B.1.1.7 was reported in the Southwest region of Virginia.
(02/15/21 5:53am)
Just over a year after the first COVID-19 case was documented in Wuhan, China, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized two vaccines for emergency use against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The first, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, was authorized on Dec. 11, 2020, and just a week later, the FDA authorized the Moderna vaccine. These authorizations came after months of phase 3 clinical trials with a diverse group of participants — Pfizer enrolled 43,448 participants in their trial while Moderna enrolled 30,000 participants. These vaccines will play a critical role in ending the pandemic and allow life to regain a sense of normalcy.