Stories of Care & Discovery

When Life-Saving Drugs Are Scarce, How Do Clinicians Allocate Them?

When Lifesaving Drugs are Scare, How Do Clinicians Allocate Them?

An important pediatric cancer drug is in critically short supply, leading to difficult decisions for health care professionals. Math models being developed at UVA aim to ease the allocation process in times of drug shortages.

UVA Today

When Life-Saving Drugs Are Scarce, How Do Clinicians Allocate Them?
Study: A Mother’s Touch May Influence the Genetics of Baby’s Social Development

Study: A Mother's Touch May Influence the Genetics of Baby's Social Development

The latest evidence that gene may not be destiny comes from Kathleen Krol’s study of maternal-infant interactions and how they affect the expression of genes that are important to babies’ development of oxytocin systems.

UVA Today

Study: A Mother’s Touch May Influence the Genetics of Baby’s Social Development
Seizures in Babies: Doctor Sheds Light on Why They Have Lifelong Effects

Seizures in Babies: Doctor Sheds Light on Why They Have Lifelong Effects

A doctor at UVA has shed light on what happens during seizures in newborns that can lead to behavioral issues and learning disabilities much later.

UVA Health Newsroom

Seizures in Babies: Doctor Sheds Light on Why They Have Lifelong Effects
Kevin Pelphrey and Micah Mazurek sit at a table and smile

Living with Autism

What if we lived in a world that was fully prepared to support the 1 in 59 children who live with autism? A world where diagnoses are made faster, interventions happen
earlier, and school districts are equipped to care for the special needs…

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Living with Autism
From left to right: Dr. Larry Lum, Dr. Trey Lee, and Dr. Craig Slingluff stand in their lab in their white coats

From Bench to Bedside

UVA has made fundamental discoveries in cancer, cardiology, and neurology that are now the standards of care for patients worldwide. Clinical trials and programmatic support help us put our best ideas into practice, every day for every patient, when…

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From Bench to Bedside