The University Medical Center’s Department of Urology is working to spread the conversation about family planning. For the second year in a row, it participated in World Vasectomy Day on Nov. 7.
The University Health System (UHS) recently appointed Dr. Michael Williams as the first chief medical information officer.
Born without thumbs, 2-year-old Connor Woodle now has full function of his hands after having two operations performed by Dr. Bobby Chhabra, co-founder of the University of Virginia Hand Center, which created a set of functional thumbs.
National health care publication “Becker’s Hospital Review” recognized the University Medical Center’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery on its 2014 list, “125 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Orthopaedic Programs.” The review noted that the orthopaedic surgery departments honored “provide outstanding patient care, advance cutting-edge orthopaedic research and treat professional athletes.” The University Medical Center previously earned recognition for orthopaedic excellence from U.S.
A recent study conducted by members of the psychology department found that parents who exercised psychological control on their teenagers hinder their child’s ability to develop close relationships later on in adulthood.
A new study published by Asst. Psychology Prof. Tobias Grossmann and his colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences has found that seven-month-old infants can pick up on social cues conveyed through the eyes.
Tampons could help detect early-stage ovarian cancer, according to a pilot study led by a University medical researcher in collaboration with colleagues at Johns Hopkins University and University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Asst. Nursing Prof. Camille Burnett received a $312,000 grant by the National Institutes of Health to evaluate the most effective way to get pregnant women to report abuse.
As students all over Grounds do battle with midterms and essays, stress can be part and parcel of mid-semester proceedings.
As a result of rulings by the U.S.
From Oct. 10 to 12, patients, doctors, engineers and entrepreneurs from across the region will come together to address healthcare challenges during Hoos Health Hack, Charlottesville’s second annual medical hackathon.
The American College of Cardiology recently recognized the University of Virginia Health System (UHS) for its excellence in care for patients with a certain type of heart attack called a ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI). This deadly type of heart attack is caused by prolonged blockage of blood supply to the heart, and can be identified as a light peak on the ST segment of an electrocardiogram.
David Sheffler, a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace engineering, likes to jokingly say that he works with the Neanderthal version of the Star Trek replicator. However, he agrees that the exciting new field of 3D printing is turning a technological vision of the future into reality.
The U.Va. Health System received a new $1 million federal grant to better patient care teamwork between nursing professors, medical professors and clinicians by expanding work and education between nurses and doctors.
The University Center for Telehealth was presented with a 2014 Governor’s Technology Award for creating easier access to health care for patients across the state through the Telehealth program.
Pre-med students will soon face a new challenge for medical school admissions, with the release of a revised Medical College Admissions Test and possible additional pre-med requirements.
Thinking about the future impacts of rising sea levels can conjure images of submerged streets in Manhattan, as the land barriers no longer contain the Atlantic. While not nearly this catastrophic, the rising sea levels predicted by current data could still prove very detrimental over the next 100 years. Dr. Karen McGlathery of the University’s Marine Ecology Lab leads a particular investigation of the impacts of rising sea levels on coastal wetlands in Virginia.
Last week, the University chapter of To Write Love on Her Arms put on a series of events as part of National Suicide Prevention Week. Though these ranged from a factual presentation from the University Counseling and Psychological Services to a table on the Lawn where students could write down their greatest fears and dreams, they all carried many of the same messages. The most prominent was that the best thing students can do to improve mental health is just to be good to themselves and to others.
When Paolo D’Odorico, professor of environmental sciences, decided to satisfy his hunger to learn about the future of global food trade, he was intrigued by the results of his research. He projected that the current global food trade will not sustain the global population indefinitely, in addition to a startling rise in global food trade in recent years.
The University Health System recently began the first clinical trial in the United States testing the efficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound on treating fibroadenomas, benign tumors found in the breasts.
