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February is National Heart Month, and we kicked it off with a post featuring Lawrence Gimple, MD, talking about heart attacks in men from prevention to recovery. [caption id="attachment_9497" align="alignright" width="300"] Despite having neurosurgery in early November, Heather was miraculously on target to successfully complete her fall semester before the…
[caption id="attachment_9108" align="alignright" width="200"] Have celiac disease? Lentils are gluten-free and add texture and protein to your meals.[/caption] These three things don’t sound related, but we wrote about all of them in January 2015, and then some. For celiac disease sufferers, avoiding gluten is essential. One writer shared her personal…
In December the blog featured posts about the holiday season with healthy tips, recipes and more. We hope you had a wonderful holiday season, and we wish you a very happy and healthy 2015! The annual Lights of Love celebration kicked off the holiday season at UVA Children's Hospital. The…
[caption id="attachment_9362" align="alignright" width="200"] In 2014, we met Wanda West and her 14-year-old son Spencer, who has cerebral palsy.[/caption] It’s impossible to fit this year’s top 10 blog posts into any one category, but one thing is clear: Our readers love our doctors, nurses, students and others who make up…
November was a month of myth-busting and uncovering the truth: [caption id="attachment_9067" align="alignright" width="350"] Which one is the brown recluse?[/caption] Did you really see — or get bitten by — a brown recluse spider in Virginia? We talked to the Blue Ridge Poison Center about venomous spiders and treating bites.…
As always, this year’s Virginia Film Festival, which runs November 6-9, offers a slew of movies from the edgy and new to the historical and classic, covering a diverse range of topics and interests. [caption id="attachment_9041" align="alignright" width="350"] Alive Inside reveals what happens when patients with dementia and Alzheimer's disease…
The votes are in, and it’s obvious: Virginians like dogwoods, and we still think pink when it comes to breast cancer. We asked for help choosing our new mobile mammography van design, and the Virginia dogwood option led from day one. As one voter said, “It’s so Virginia!” In addition…
The words glared from my computer monitor, mocking me: “This week should be EASY. Your training for the Four Miler is complete.” [caption id="attachment_8757" align="alignright" width="350"] With my mom after the 2014 Charlottesville Women's Four Miler[/caption] The well-intended advice from the UVA Runner’s Clinic, emailed two days before the Charlottesville…
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