Stories of Care & Discovery

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THE COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT FOR 5- TO 11-YEAR-OLDS: 5 QUESTIONS ANSWERED

UVA pediatrician Dr. Debbie-Ann Shirley answers some of the most commonly asked questions she has fielded from parents in her practice.

UVA Today

UVA Medical Center Named to Newsweek’s Best Maternity Hospitals List

UVA Medical Center Named to Newsweek’s Best Maternity Hospitals List

University of Virginia Medical Center has earned a place on Newsweek’s 2022 list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals.

UVA Health Newsroom

Saving Kids From Dangerous Infections – With An Amoeba

Saving Kids From Dangerous Infections – With An Amoeba

Efforts to use a harmless amoeba to protect children from dangerous infections has won $300,000 in support from The Hartwell Foundation.

UVA Health Newsroom

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Combating the Pediatric Mental Health Crisis

UVA Children’s to open a new Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Health Center in 2023.

Rick Kessel

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Decisions in a Heartbeat: How Two UVA Researchers Help Children on Transplant Waitlist

Researchers seek to increase successful transplants by analyzing 10 years of patient data.

Wende Whitman (UVA Today)