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UVA Health's comprehensive Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Program supports patients adults needing continuity of care. The post UVA Health Leads in Lifelong Care for Congenital Heart Disease appeared first on Healthy Practice.

Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD, focuses on how the breakdown of cellular communication in vascular walls can lead to cardiovascular disease. The post Research Spotlight: Vascular Cell Communication & Vascular Health appeared first on Healthy Practice.

Gynecologic oncologist Paola Gehrig, MD, is leading efforts to expand clinical trials and develop molecularly guided therapies for women with endometrial, ovarian, and cervical cancers. The post Research Spotlight: Advancing Gynecologic Oncology Through Precision Clinical Trials appeared first on Healthy Practice.

Neuroscientist Jung-Bum Shin, PhD, studies how the ear’s sensory hair cells detect and repair damage — laying the foundation for future hearing-restoration therapies. The post Research Spotlight: Exploring the Ear’s Natural Repair Tools to Prevent Hearing Loss appeared first on Healthy Practice.

UVA Health’s Harald Sontheimer, PhD, shares how ion channels, neurotransmitters, and even scorpion venom are revealing new therapeutic targets — and why bridging oncology and neuroscience could reshape the future of brain tumor care. The post How a Neurocentric Lens Is Redefining Glioma Research appeared first on Healthy Practice.

Headaches are one of the most common reasons kids go to see their primary care doctor. But when can pediatric neurology help? The post Pediatric News Briefs: Managing Headaches appeared first on Healthy Practice.

As a pediatric cardiologist, Michael McCulloch enjoys the complexity of the human heart, but shares how the work of primary care doctors shapes the patient experience. The post Pediatric Cardiology: When, and How, to Refer appeared first on Healthy Practice.

A unique program offers support for autistic children who also have epilepsy, providing a full range of treatment options. The post Caring for Children with Autism & Epilepsy appeared first on Healthy Practice.

Learn about a new effective surgical treatment for gastroparesis offered at UVA Health. Plus, our Ehlers-Danlos care receives special recognition. The post News Briefs: Neurostimulator for Gastroparesis + Ehlers-Danlos Care Award appeared first on Healthy Practice.

Referring your patients for neuroscience care means connecting them with world-class experts who work across disciplines to deliver coordinated, innovative care — from focused ultrasound and Gamma Knife to next-generation MS and Parkinson’s programs. The post Cutting-Edge, Patient-Centered Neurology & Neurosurgical Care appeared first on Healthy Practice.

University of Virginia School of Medicine and Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) researchers will use a federal Department of Defense grant to better identify, prevent and treat brain injuries for military personnel caused by repeated blast exposures. The four research projects funded by the $5.3 million grant will explore the role of the neurovascular unit – the interactions […]

UVA Health Orthopedics was named to Becker's Hospital Review's 2025 list of 100 hospitals and health systems with great orthopedic programs.

A healthy 47-year-old man from New Jersey died abruptly four hours after consuming beef.

Important new Alzheimer's insights could lead to ways to prevent patients from losing their "social memory" of friends and loved ones.

An international panel of leading women’s mental health experts – including UVA Health’s Jennifer Payne, MD – is calling to reclassify postpartum psychosis as its own category of mental illness to improve the care new mothers receive.  Postpartum psychosis is a severe psychiatric illness that is estimated to strike up to 2.6 out of every […]

The UVA Community Health Foundation hosted the inaugural UVA Health Culpeper Golf Classic on Friday, Oct. 17, at the Country Club of Culpeper.  The event brought together 70 golfers, 15 volunteers, and staffers for a day of camaraderie and community while supporting a great cause for communities across Culpeper, Warrenton, and surrounding regions[SD1] . “We are […]

The FDA is considering approving a new Parkinson's drug after many years of hard work by a UVA Health scientist.

The Southwest Virginia Cancer Advisory Board (SWVA CAB), a community-driven initiative led by UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center, is seeking local residents to help guide the region’s fight against cancer.

The University of Virginia will hold a free prescription drug take-back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday outside the Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center (1240 Lee St.).

Restoring the molecule, called pleiotrophin, could improve brain function in Down syndrome and other neurological diseases – possibly even in adults.