The U.Va. Health Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Disorders Center hosted an EDS Research Symposium Thursday and Friday.
Class of 2026 School of Medicine students gathered outside of Old Cabell Hall Friday to celebrate Match Day.
Craig Kent, former chief executive officer of U.Va. Health, filed a defamation lawsuit Feb. 23 seeking more than $34 million in damages against the law firm and individual attorneys whose report to the University Board of Visitors preceded his resignation last year.
The snowstorm also resulted in at least 25 student injuries — including sprains, abrasions and bruising — according to Student Health and Wellness.
Throughout the current legislative session in Richmond, taking place from Jan. 14 to March 14, Virginia legislators have proposed policies that could change patient care, impact U.Va. Health’s revenue cycle, help alleviate workforce shortages and influence physician employment contracts.
According to the Flu Tracker on the Student Health and Wellness website, as of Jan. 24 there have been over 40 diagnosed cases of influenza at Student Health and Wellness since the start of the semester.
The review by both firms followed a letter of no confidence sent Sept. 5, 2024 to the Board of Visitors, in which 128 U.Va. Physicians Group-employed faculty demanded the removal of Kent and Kibbe.
Brandebura was hired by the University to start in her own lab — the Brandeura lab — and she will be continuing her work to study PTN.
The organizations invited elementary through high school students from across Albemarle and Fluvanna Counties to participate in a variety of neurology-related activities.
According to data from SHW, 196 students tested positive for Flu A at SHW between Jan. 1 and Feb. 2 this year, an increase of 23 cases from 173 positive tests during the same month in 2024.
The center will combine research with clinical care to further the treatment of smell and taste disorders.
The mobile care unit van will visit the Fifeville and Southwood neighborhoods of Charlottesville twice per month.
The letter states that leaders in U.Va. Health have dismissed, punished and silenced those who have followed U.Va. reporting protocols.
The University requested approval from the Board on proposed contracts with Cardinal Health LLC, a pharmaceutical company that will provide CAR T-cell therapies — a therapy used to treat cancer.
The House, which also holds a democratic majority, has referred the bill to the Committee for Courts of Justice for further consideration.
RAM members volunteer at clinics across the Southeast to provide free healthcare to local communities.
PIH’s next event will be a Strides in Solidarity Dec. 2 with fundraising towards the Maternal Center for Excellence.
The University is well on its way to achieving its remaining goals of becoming carbon neutral by 2030 and fossil fuel-free by 2050.
The University foresees the completion of the SDS and Old Ivy Road solar arrays within the next two months.
The organization has already held two events in Charlottesville, and will hold their next free screening at Charlottesville’s Southwood Boys and Girls Club Nov. 18.
