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.
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.
UVA Health and Sentara Healthcare say they are notifying people of a cyber incident involving Virginia-based Credit Control Corporation, a third-party vendor.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The CDC updated its COVID-19 booster recommendations, allowing those 65 and older and immunocompromised people to receive an additional bivalent booster.
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.
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.
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.