Maybe you've tried diet changes, medication, and other approaches to weight loss but haven't been able to achieve your health goals. You may be wondering if bariatric surgery is an option for you. The ...

Establish general procedures to support patient-centered visitation in all care settings while maintaining a safe, healing and supportive environment for all patients. The University of Virginia ...

Living with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (VEDS) is very challenging. That's because it affects the strength of your blood vessels, making them fragile and putting you at high risk for severe ...

Infertility is the inability to conceive after a year of regular, unprotected sex. Statistics show that, in an infertile heterosexual couple, one-third of the time, the problem resides with the male ...

Arteries are blood vessels (like your veins). Arteries move blood from your heart out to your body. Your aorta is your biggest artery. It starts at the top of your heart and curves down, running ...

When an illness or cancer affects your throat or vocal cords, you’ll likely need more than medical treatment alone. These problems can affect your ability to swallow, speak, and sing naturally and ...

UVA Health’s satellite clinic in Newport News allows patients in Eastern Virginia to complete their pre-transplant evaluation close to home. This limits the amount of travel for our referred ...

The ANCC Magnet Recognition is the highest credential a healthcare organization can achieve. A Magnet designation indicates to patients and the public that these organizations have met the most ...

Get to know more about Laurita and his clinical approach in these 7 quick questions. 1. What has most inspired and shaped your approach to patient care? The thing that inspired my approach to patient ...

Menstrual symptoms reduce the workplace productivity of many American women, with 45.2% reporting that their symptoms require them to take days off, according to a new UVA Health survey. The study ...

National business publication Forbes has ranked UVA Health No. 232 nationally – and No. 9 among public academic health systems – on its list of America’s Best Large Employers. UVA Health ranks 11th ...

A cervical artery dissection is a tear that occurs within the walls of the arteries that feed blood to the brain. These tears can allow blood to pool and cause blockages – strokes – that starve the ...