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Updated: Jun. 8, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT
|By Destini Harris
Doctor Brad Worrall says Black men are at a 2-2.5 times greater risk of having a stroke, being left disabled after having a stroke, and dying from a stroke.
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Updated: Jun. 5, 2023 at 3:04 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
A new initiative from UVA is helping it to expand its ability to reach rural areas of Virginia.
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Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 3:21 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
UVA Health is working to improve telehealth for older adults.
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Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 3:19 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
This is UVA Health’s fourth consecutive time being recognized as one of the best hospitals to give birth in the nation.
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Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 2:51 PM EDT
|By Braedyn Speight
Doctor Bill Petri with UVA Health says it’s normal to see an outbreak of HMPV (human metapneumovirus) every year.
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Updated: May. 28, 2023 at 8:00 PM EDT
|By Cora Dickey
Some veterans who made it home may deal with survivor’s guilt around Memorial Day.
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Updated: May. 28, 2023 at 2:34 PM EDT
|By Jacob Phillips
A pilot program is brining together several services in Albemarle County to help improve responses to calls into 9-1-1.
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Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 2:46 PM EDT
|By Braedyn Speight
Spinal injuries can have lifelong effects including paralysis depending on the severity of the injury, but new research from UVA Health may hold the key to improving recovery.
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Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 11:25 AM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
UVA Health and Sentara Healthcare say they are notifying people of a cyber incident involving Virginia-based Credit Control Corporation, a third-party vendor.
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Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 2:59 PM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
A tool used to track down COVID-19 outbreaks in now fighting the fentanyl crisis in the commonwealth.
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Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 1:34 PM EDT
|By Jacob Phillips
Researchers at the University of Virginia are calling on the National Institute of Health, as well as the whole country, to take steps to reduce health disparities faced by people with disabilities.
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 1:50 PM EDT
|By Jacob Phillips
A University of Virginia professor is working to break down cultural barriers that impact autism services for non-English-speaking families.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 2:10 PM EDT
|By Jacob Phillips
A few Charlottesville organizations are teaming up on the Downtown Mall to spread mental health awareness.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 12:47 PM EDT
|By Braedyn Speight
UVA Health is opening a new outpatient mental health clinic for expecting moms and new moms.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 12:24 PM EDT
|By Taylor Rizzari
Sherrie Morris says life had gotten in the way of regular appointments, so her doctor recommended she come in for a screening.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 2:28 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
The UVA Cancer Center was awarded a $250,000 grant. This funding is going toward a new approach that UVA believes will be more effective and less toxic.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 12:07 PM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
Lyme disease is one of the most common tick-borne infections across the U.S., and can range in severity and how long it lasts.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 6:06 PM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
Doctor JoAnn Pinkerton says this is a breakthrough that will make a big impact for patients who cannot take hormone therapy.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 5:35 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
To mark the occasion, members of the robotic surgery team hosted interactive demonstrations to show just what the Da Vinci is capable of.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 2:50 PM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
Thursday, May 11 marks the official end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, but experts at UVA Health say there is still a lot of work to be done, especially when it comes to long COVID.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 6:28 AM EDT
|By NBC12 Newsroom
Thursday marks the end of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 1:54 PM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
UVA Health says it is using new technology to treat Parkinson’s disease.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 1:37 PM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
The United States Preventive Services Task Force is now recommending that all women with an average risk of breast cancer start mammogram screening at the age of 40, as opposed to previous recommendation of 50.
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 9:19 AM EDT
|By Jacob Phillips
The federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency is set to end Thursday, May 11.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 2:12 PM EDT
|By Taylor Rizzari
Free dental, vision, and medical services will be offered this weekend at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 12:43 PM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
The FDA says the first doses will be available publicly in the fall.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 12:51 PM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
The Blue Ridge Health District is giving out free cribs to families in need.
Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 2:22 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Doctor Brian Weinshenker with UVA Health has been named one of the 2023 Giants of Multiple Sclerosis.
Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 10:09 AM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
UVA Health may have a new solution for patients experiencing long-term shortness of breath.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2023 at 1:17 PM EDT
|By Jacob Phillips
The American Lung Association is giving Virginia one of the lowest grades in the nation in its 21st annual State of Tobacco Control report.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 5:34 PM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
The CDC updated its COVID-19 booster recommendations, allowing those 65 and older and immunocompromised people to receive an additional bivalent booster.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2023 at 6:29 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
While Virginia’s maternal mortality rate was rising before the COVID-19 pandemic, data shows that during the pandemic it skyrocketed.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 3:14 PM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
Experts at UVA Health say we are experiencing a crisis when it comes to death by suicide among children.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 4:32 PM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
The Blue Ridge Poison Center is warning of tianeptine, a drug sold over the counter that can act like an opioid in high doses.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 9:45 AM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
Someone is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease every six minutes, according to Parkinson’s Activity and Resource Center.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 1:25 PM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
Experts at UVA Health are concerned about the emerging threat of people using a drug normally meant for animals, and it possibly being combined with fentanyl.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 2:52 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Two undergrad students at the University of Virginia are leading the way in developing artificial intelligence to spot early sepsis.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 2:01 PM EDT
|By Jacob Phillips
A new program at UVA Health is bringing experts together with the goal of reducing health disparities and helping people live longer.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2023 at 3:54 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
The League of Women Voters of the Charlottesville Area conducted a study on health and family life, education, and health services.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 2:48 PM EDT
|By Dominga Murray
$5 billion from Washington is being used in the development of new COVID-19 treatments as part of “Project Next Gen.”
Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 10:56 AM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
UVA Health is tracking 300 national drug shortages. Right now, it’s cancer-treating chemotherapy drugs that to proving difficult to find.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 2:37 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
UVA Health is being recognized as Best in Class by WebMD for its health system in the Commonwealth.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 11:59 AM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic is ending earlier than some initially thought, and it could affect hospitals and businesses, but maybe not your health.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 3:58 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
UVA Health is using new technology to quickly detect liver disease.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 3:25 PM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
Compared to last year, the Blue Ridge Health District says it has seen a notable increase in patients being treated for STIs.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 12:55 PM EDT
|By Simone McKenny
“Any part of the lily itself is toxic to cats. The stem, the flower, the pollen and even the water in the vase,” Jessica Vint explained.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 2:53 PM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
Researchers with the UVA School of Medicine say they’ve identified a gene that plays a role in finding underlying causes for a wide range of serious heart conditions.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 3:53 PM EDT
|By Jacob Phillips
UVA Health is also changing its visitor policy back to how it was before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 2:12 PM EDT
|By Dominga Murray
A new COVID-19 vaccine is in clinical trials.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 1:49 PM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
The RSV vaccine could be here by this fall, and some contenders are showing promising signs in trials right now.