Megan manages UVA Health's social media accounts. She graduated from Virginia Tech and dabbled in newspapers before coming to work at UVA Health 11 years ago, where she decided to try a new microblogging site called Twitter. When Megan’s not on Facebook or Pinterest, she’s usually figure skating, running, or reading.
Posts by Megan Munkacsy
Peace and Quiet: New Patient Rooms Focus on Families and Privacy 
When Rebecca Lewis began her nursing career in the 1960s, intensive care units were long and narrow, with curtains between beds. “More ward-like,” she says. Hospitals have come a long way since then. Our 72 new private patient rooms have large windows to let in lots of light. The green,…
Medical TV Shows: Do Doogie Howser and Dr. House Work Here?
Working at a hospital is exciting. [caption id="attachment_3675" align="alignright" width="300"] Is there this much drama and romance in a real hospital, or are medical shows like Grey's Anatomy unrealistic?[/caption] Every week, the doctors face their toughest cases yet. Every patient is a medical mystery. Nurses and residents duck into closets…
Gym Woes? 10-Minute Office Workouts Shed Pounds
If you work a desk job, you know the feeling: You get off work on a cold, dark winter evening, and the last thing you feel like doing is going to the gym. But you sit down most of the day. And we all know — if you don’t exercise,…
UVA Nurse Falls Short of the Olympic Marathon, Plans to Try Again in 2016
After a year filled with personal bests, Louise Knudson didn’t have a great race at the Olympic Trials Marathon Saturday. [caption id="attachment_3049" align="alignright" width="300"] Olympic Trials Marathon Runner Louise Knudson[/caption] Knudson, an RN who works with patients recovering from heart and lung surgery, placed 114 out of the 152 runners…
Antioxidants and Vegan Diets: The Role of a Cancer Center Dietitian
Each Monday this month, we’re looking at the UVA Cancer Center’s Integrative Medicine Program. How would you react if you found out the 4.5-centimeter lump on your breast was cancer? What if you were just 31 years old, otherwise healthy and a busy student working towards a PhD? [caption id="attachment_2979"…
UVA’s Running Resources Helped Olympic Trials Contender
At this point, there’s not much Louise Knudson can do besides stretch and rest. [caption id="attachment_2944" align="alignright" width="300"] Olympic Trials Marathon Runner Louise Knudson[/caption] Knudson, a 26-year-old UVA nurse, is running in the U.S. Olympic Trials marathon Saturday in Houston. We shared her story last year, after she qualified for…
Pertussis: More Than Just a Cough
It’s that time of the year again — the holiday season, yes, but also the months-long winter slog where everyone seems to get sick. If you’ve had congestion and a cough, you may have dismissed it as a cold. But if your cough lasted for weeks and you can’t remember…
Tummy Troubles: Irritable Bowel Syndrome Common in Kids
How often do your kids get a stomachache? Most kids get the occasional diarrhea, constipation and, of course, the inevitable stomach flu. But if your kids have upset stomachs a few or more times a month, they may be among the 10 percent who have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). While…
