Type 2 diabetes remains one of the most prevalent medical conditions in the United States, with 25.8 million Americans listed as diabetic and 79 million identifying as prediabetic in 2013, according to the American Diabetes Association. And unfortunately, these numbers are only on the rise.
That social norms influence people can’t be denied. The stigmatization of mental illness has been built into many people’s minds, even if they don’t seem to hold any hostile beliefs.
Despite an increasingly scientific approach to social phenomena, many social questions are still taboo.
Individuals with social anxiety disorder often interpret ambiguous social situations in a negative way.
Anxiety, worry, depression, addiction and pessimism- imagine a world in which these disorders could be cured without the use of medicine.
Can support networks empower students to make the college years some of their best? Asst. Prof. Noelle Hurd, the principal investigator of Students’ Entrance, Adjustment, Social Outcomes and Next Steps after college (SEASONS), believes she may be onto the answer. “I became interested in this study through my interactions with undergraduate students during my first year as a new assistant professor at UVA,” said Hurd.
There is a mindset in modern medicine that almost every condition is treatable or curable as more drugs, surgical techniques and treatment methods are utilized, says Pranay Sinha.
Dr. Marcus L. Martin, vice president and chief officer for diversity and equity, presented to the Society of Multicultural Medicine on health disparities Mar. 31.
On Mar. 29, 2014, the University of Virginia hosted 16 teams ranging states from NY to VA for the regional Chem-E-Car competition.
HIV rates among adolescents are on the rise. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of 2013, over 2 million adolescents are living with HIV.
Researchers at the School of Medicine at the University have unveiled a key gene variation connected to an escalated risk of stroke.
The Society of Multicultural Medicine, a University student organization, discussed the issue of including varying doses by gender on prescription medicine bottles at a roundtable meeting last Thursday.
The University Health System announced a new partnership with Centra Health last week to build two new dialysis centers in Farmville and Appomattox.
Medical School students participated in Match Day earlier this month — the annual tradition where students are placed into their residency programs. The new residents will spend the next few years studying how medicine is applied in their specified field — anything from dermatology to surgery to psychiatry — while working alongside doctors to treat patients.
The University Health System has joined a national effort to seek treatments for neurological diseases, taking part in the SPRINT-MS trial within the Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials, also known as NeuroNEXT. The network, made up of 28 hospitals, is sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, which is part of the National Institutes of Health.
The University Cancer Center’s Patients & Friends Committee hosted a presentation Thursday to promote new developments in research and treatment.
Haley Smith, age 13, suffers from Dravet syndrome, a severe form of myoclonic epilepsy often resistant to epileptic drugs.
In 1980, PBS launched “Cosmos: A Personal Journey”, a 13-part show that would become the most watched in the network’s history.
A recent University psychological study found that young children perceive that their white peers experience higher levels of pain than their black peers in equal situations.
A recent study found traces of Legionella pneumophila, a bacterium responsible for causing Legionnaires’ disease, in water sources across the United States.
