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[caption id="attachment_4150" align="alignright" width="300"] Watch how to fit your child's bike helmet the right way.[/caption] May go by too fast? Here's a quick snapshot of stories you might have missed from UVA Health this past month: Smart phone doubles as an artificial pancreas It might sound like something from a…

Every July, the UVA volunteers who spend 30 hours providing free healthcare in southwest Virginia leave with many stories, some tragic, some uplifting. Emergency room nurse Tim Cunningham has turned those stories into a powerful one-man play. Cunningham, according to a University of Virginia story, “conducted intimate, anonymous, one-on-one interviews…

As a patient, you have the right to make decisions about your healthcare. But what happens when you can’t make those decisions for yourself? What if you’re in a coma or you have a terminal illness? Will your family know what to do? Do you even want your family to…

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,…

The sixth leading cause of death in the United States. A disease becoming increasingly more common as other major diseases diminish. 5.4 million Americans have been affected, but still the cause and cure remain a mystery. This is the reality of Alzheimer’s. “Alzheimer’s is coming out a lot more now…

Thank you for commenting during Heart Month! Two of our readers won great prizes! Laura I. Fekishazy: First prize, a $100 gift certificate to The Happy Cook in Charlottesville. Sherry Comer: Second prize, a $50 gift certificate to Sticks Kebob Shop in Charlottesville. We hope you all continue reading, enjoying…

Find out if anyone in your family has a history of heart disease. [caption id="attachment_3086" align="alignright" width="263"] Celebrating Heart Month[/caption] Family history is one of the risk factors you can’t control, but knowing your risk can help you and your doctor develop a care plan that is right for you.

Like many of you, we're taking a moment before the start of the new year to pause and reflect on the highlights of 2011. Considering what's been of interest to you will help us bring you even more to enjoy in the coming months. So, here are the most-read stories…

“Things get crazy when it’s a full moon.” I’m sure you’ve heard it before – full moons fill hospitals: more babies are born, more people visit the emergency room. It’s the kind of conventional wisdom people talk about with unquestioned conviction – and have for years. Lunacy derives from the…

For many, Labor Day weekend is a chance to relax by the pool one last time as summer winds down. But 3,500 Charlottesville-area women have a mission this year. They’ll be running or walking the Women’s Four Miler Saturday morning to raise money for UVA’s breast care program. The Four…