UVA Improves HIV Outcomes by Expanding On-Site Mental Health Services

UVA Improves HIV Outcomes By Expanding On-Site Mental Health Services

The researchers urged other HIV/AIDS clinics to increase their mental health supports on site, especially in the face of opioid and substance-abuse crises.

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A UVA school of medicine student works at a white board.

Medicine + Empathy

What does the patient need from their visit? What would bring them comfort? Are they scared? How did the patient get to the emergency room? These are just a few of the questions Dr. Matthew Trowbridge is asking first-year medical students to address for patients seeking care and comfort in UVA’s Emergency Department.

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Chloe Jarrat in her school classroom.

A Life-Changing Treatment for Diabetes

For more than ten years, UVA’s LaunchPad for Diabetes Innovation has seeded novel ideas and fueled groundbreaking research.

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New Effort Donates Graduates’ Balloons to UVA Children’s Hospital

New Effort Donates Graduates' Balloons to UVA Children's Hospital

Volunteers collected more than 1,500 mylar balloons on the Lawn during Final Exercises to brighten young patients’ rooms and cut down on the environmental impact of balloons lost to the breeze.

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Chemist IDs Possible Addiction-Free Pain Reliever

Chemist IDs Possible Addiction-Free Pain Reliever

Pain medication addiction is a major problem in the United States. UVA’s Ken Hsu is seeking ways to treat pain and control inflammation without dangerous side effects.

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