UVA researchers have unexpectedly discovered a way to trigger the production of oxygen-carrying red blood cells. This could benefit people with anemia – the most common blood disorder – among many other applications.

Do medical tests really diagnose the diseases they are supposed to? A UVA pathologist drafted – and now revised – the standards for developing those tests.

Enrolling in Affordable Care Act health plans led to better outcomes for low-income Virginians with HIV, according to research from the UVA School of Medicine.

Researchers are seeking to prevent heart failure by examining what they believe are damaging effects of glucose (blood sugar). The National Institutes of Health has supported the work with a grant totaling $1.9 million.

It was hoped that streamlining breast-cancer radiation treatment to reduce the number of doctor visits necessary would increase the number of women getting the treatment. A new study, however, has found that adoption of the technique has stagnated.

A study of women who underwent bariatric surgery found multiple health benefits, including the elimination of precancerous uterine growths.

Emergency medicine physicians at U.Va. suggest that health care providers and passengers alike think ahead before they get on a plane and find themselves in a difficult situation.

The mutated genes may be particularly susceptible to cancer-fighting drugs already approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

The breakthrough offers a new strategy to protect humans from infectious diseases, and may offer a “Plan B” when the parasite develops a resistance to the only available treatment.

A U.Va. researcher is using an NIH grant to revolutionize data access and speed new drugs – and he’s doing it on a shoestring budget.