General Health (Page 40)

We hope your summer vacation is full of swimming pools and barbecues. To be fully prepared, we've rounded up our summer safety posts.

Learn from a UVA wilderness medicine expert about bees, what to do for bee stings and how to tell if you are allergic.

Hormone imbalances are common risk factors for cancers, but your doctor can help you and your hormones find a healthy balance.

The LGL Leukemia Program not only provides treatment, but also strong research and support program, giving you access to the most advanced treatment option.

Will mothballs keep snakes away from your house? Before you decide to use them, get the facts from experts from the Blue Ridge Poison Center.

When you have high blood pressure and cancer, it's more important than ever to make healthy lifestyle choices and follow your doctor's instructions.

Figuring out how to support a cancer caregiver in your life takes some consideration. When making a support package, you can include items like a gift certificate to a local coffee shop or a standing coffee shop conversation.

6-year-old Charlie has a rare form of dwarfism, thanatophoric dwarfism. Other kids seemed intimidated by his bulky wheelchair and medical equipment. Watch how UVA students helped him.

Information literacy is the knowledge, ability and confidence to find and evaluate information about your own health. Lydia Witman helps patients and their family members with this every day.

In the 50 years since it began, the organ transplant program at UVA brought people together, strengthening connections between families, friends, doctors, nurses, transplant coordinators and even strangers.