University of Virginia Health System
UVA Health System includes a 604-bed hospital, level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.
Episodes
Katherine Basbaum discusses how to avoid excess snacking and tips on eating healthy while working from home.
Stroke can happen at any age, even in infants. In fact, one-third of strokes happen to people under age 65.Many of the risk factors for stroke can be changed. Smoking, obesity, heavy drinking, high blood pressure — all can play a role, as c...
UVA Cancer Center has a team of dedicated physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of non-cancerous (benign) blood disorders, including those that are secondary to hematologic or other cancers. Our hematopathologists are ex...
UVA Cancer Center treats patients for their disease but places equal emphasis on their well-being throughout the process. Learning about your condition is a great way to be an informed patient. Listen as Lydia Witman, MLIS discusses the Cancer Center Lear...
What would you say if your doctor gave you a prescription to gather information on your particular condition? This is when the UVA Patient and Family Library can help. A more informed patient can be a better pat...
What does it mean to be your own best health advocate? It is The knowledge, ability, and confidence to find and evaluate information about your own health.The Patient & Family Library in the University Hospital lobby near the Information Desk, i...
Precision Breast IORT (intraoperative radiation for breast cancer) offers an image guided radiation treatment option for women with early stage breast cancer who apply for and are accepted into the study. With this unique form of IORT, subjects receive concentrated radiat...
At UVA Travelers' Clinic, we provide pre-departure assessments and counseling for any international traveler. We see adults and children who may travel for:Vacation, including visits to friends and relatives
Business, including health-care related work.
We focu...
A clinical trial is a scientific study that tests the effectiveness of a treatment, a device or a drug. A trial could test, for example, the effectiveness of blood pressure medication in lowering blood pressure or whether a certain drug could decrease cholestero...
Research from the School of Medicine shows that rural Appalachia now has the highest cancer death rates in the country. Nengliang (Aaron) Yao, PhD, and other researchers in UVA’s Department of Public Health Sciences examined decades of dat...
Physical and mental health decline often surprises family members, especially if aging relatives seemed fine the last time they were seen.Hear from Laurie R Archbald-Pannone, MD, a UVA Geriatrician, about signs that indicate something may be wrong, so ...
Approximately 3,500 infants die annually in the United States from sleep-related deaths, including SIDS, ill-defined deaths and accidental suffocation and strangulation. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently published new recommendati...
Minor infections are a normal part of childhood, but they can be puzzling and concerning for parents. If your child is in day care, the infections compound and can seem like an every day thing. What infection symptoms should parent...
Lung cancer accounts for about 27 percent of all cancer deaths and is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. Listen in to learn more abo...
The UVA Breast Care Program offers advanced diagnostic and screening options for women and men, and personalized care and support for patients who need breast cancer treatment. Learn more from Dr. David Brenin, a UVA surgeon, about the second most ...
The holiday season is full of family, friends, fun and food. That means it's easy to over do it at the buffet table or at a festive party.Hear from Katherine Basbaum, a clinical dietitian with UVA Health Systems, about the healthy way to approach holiday meals and partie...
In June 1967, the UVA Transplant Center transplanted its first solid organ, a kidney. Since then, we have completed over 1,500 kidney transplants, 1,200 liver transplants, and our lung and liver programs have achieved the highest survival ra...
When someone hears the word ‘dementia’, they automatically think Alzheimer’s disease. But there are dozens of conditions that can cause dementia, and it doesn’t just affect the elderly. Hear more about dementia from Dr. Erin Foff, an expert at UVA’s Memory and Aging Care ...
The Diabetes Education and Management Program at UVA Health System offers a complete approach to diabetes care that addresses your whole body, with special clinics focusing on how diabetes can affect your heart and weight.Our Certified Di...
Hear from Connie Clark, a tobacco treatment specialist, about common approaches, how to take the first step toward quitting, and available smoking cessation resources at UVA Health System.
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