A UVA phone survey found that only one in eight Virginia women were aware that breast density is a risk factor for breast cancer, while just one in five knew that dense breasts reduced the sensitivity of mammograms to find tumors.

On the eve of a Washington conference focused on the future of health care reform, Dr. Michael D. Williams, director of UVA’s Center for Health Policy, offers his forecast.

The partnership will seek to accelerate joint discovery, application of medical research and commercialization of new discoveries, and will include the recruitment of eminent scientists to the commonwealth.

There are simple ways to prevent sudden infant death syndrome that do not involve expensive home-monitoring technology, say Dr. Rachel Moon and Dr. Fern Hauck of UVA Children’s Hospital.

The new Gamma Knife Icon is an upgrade over the current Gamma Knife technology, enabling doctors to treat more complex brain disorders without so much as a drop of blood lost.

The links will provide better access to specialists and coordinated care for children with conditions from autism to asthma while making health education more fun and engaging.

U.S. News and World Report’s 2016-2017 “Best Hospitals” guide has recognized eight University of Virginia Health System specialties and ranked UVA as the No. 1 hospital in Virginia.

With helpful information at a patient’s fingertips, complication rates have dropped by around 50 percent and patient satisfaction scores improved. Soon the app and its associated program will go to other surgery units.

Bill Fulkerson comes to Charlottesville from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he served as associate operating officer.

The alliance, finalized Jan. 1, creates a large network of health care providers in Northern Virginia, from physician practices to specialty clinics to hospitals.