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Stage 4 cancer survivor Anne with her husband and dog on their yard near the mountains

Breast Cancer Survivor: Live Your Best Life

As a late-stage cancer survivor, Anne Woodward defied the odds. She shares tips on living a good life with metastatic breast cancer.

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Smallest Heart Pump Restarts a Heart

When a heart attack stopped Tom Coyle's heart, CPR by his wife and the smallest heart pump saved his life.

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Stephanie with her husband on vacation

Home Peritoneal Dialysis Give You Your Life Back?

Stephanie Reynolds shares the pros and cons of home peritoneal dialysis.

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Olivia in a pool with swim cap and goggles

Keeping Pace with Olivia's CHB Heart Disease

Olivia was born with a complete heart block and needed a pacemaker. Today, Olivia is still thriving.

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Newsroom

Posted: January 23, 2025

UVA Develops Simple Scan to ID Patients at Heart Risk

Everyone knows the risks of carrying too much fat around the waist and hips, but we can now assess the risks of unseen fat around the heart.

Newsroom

Posted: January 22, 2025

SIDS Discovery Could ID Babies at Risk

School of Medicine research revealing the fingerprints of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) within blood samples could open the door to simple tests to identify babies at risk.

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Posted: January 15, 2025

Continuous Glucose Monitor Data Predicts Type 1 Diabetes Complications

Data from continuous glucose monitors can predict nerve, eye and kidney damage caused by type 1 diabetes, University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology researchers have found.

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Healthy Balance Blog

Tomorrow Will Be Better: Follow-Up Surgery for CHD

For National Birth Defects Month, we share this letter from Olivia's Mom, Marisa, detailing her fourth surgery and recovery for a complete heart block.

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Meet Gynecologic Oncologist Carolyn Matthews, MD

Carolyn Matthews, MD, treats patients with cervical, uterine, ovarian, and other cancers. See why she's passionate about gynecologic cancer care at UVA Health.

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Congenital Heart Surgery Partnership

See how the congenital heart program is partnering with the Children's Hospital of Richmond to bring the very best care to children throughout Virginia.

Healthy Balance Blog

What Causes Cervical Cancer?

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. See 3 ways you can prevent cervical cancer.