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Twitter account for the University of Virginia Department of Medicine.
Charlottesville, VA
Joined August 2019
https://t.co/G90sKTieiS Dr. Andrew Wolf co-authors new ACS cervical cancer guidelines endorsing HPV self-tests. #uvamedicine #uvadepartmentofmedicine #uva #DrAndrewWolf #HPV
cvillerightnow.com
UVA doctor co-authors of new American Cancer Society guidelines recently released designed to improve and increase cervical cancer screenings.
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Thrilled to share our new publication in American Heart Journal Plus: “Educational innovation in cardiovascular care: Developing a curriculum for women’s cardiovascular health.” This work reflects the mission of our @CardioUva Women’s Heart Health Program—building a
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https://t.co/JXOvzkfmxi Dr. Heather Ferris talks with Reuters about studies examining whether GLP-1s can slow the progress of Alzheimer’s. @UVA_Endocrine
#uvamedicine #uvadom #DrHeatherFerris #uvaendocrine #womenshealth
reuters.com
Studies from Novo Nordisk due early next month will give the strongest indication yet of whether blockbuster GLP-1 drugs - a class being used by millions for diabetes and weight loss - can slow...
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https://t.co/9BJ0pGHCVT People with more muscle mass and less visceral fat have younger brains, study finds. @UVA_Endocrine #uvamedicine #uvadom #DrZhenqiLiu #uvaendocrine #womenshealth
nbcnews.com
Strength training can be protective against cognitive decline.
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https://t.co/eTBWGUpxf2 UVA Health is inviting people who recently tested positive for COVID-19 to participate in a clinical trial for a new treatment. #DrJeffSturek #covid19 #covidtreatment
29news.com
Researchers at the University of Virginia are beginning testing of a drug to treat COVID and are seeking people to participate in the clinical trial.
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https://t.co/blmuoIt6Wp Backed by a New $3.3 Million U01 Grant, Scott Heysell, MD, MPH, Leads Multi-PI Study to prevent death from sepsis in Tanzania and Uganda. @UVA_ID #UVAinfectiousdiseases #HIVAwareness #UVAmedicine #uvadepartmentofmedicine #ScottHeysell
news.med.virginia.edu
Backed by a new National Institutes of Health U01 grant for $3.3 million, UVA and collaborating investigators from Tanzania and Uganda will lead a multi-country, randomized controlled trial to...
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Thrilled to welcome our 2026 UVA Cardiology fellows! This is a special place to train, learn, and grow — and we can’t wait to support your journey. 💙❤️@ChrisKramerMD @CardioUva @UVACardsFellows
Excited to welcome our great incoming 2026 UVA cardiology fellowship class!!! @CardioUva @UVACardsFellows @PRodriguezMD @MattWolfMDPhD @UvaDOM
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https://t.co/12u8UnhJjZ Heart Rate Irregularity Sounds Bad, but Here’s Why You Want a Bit of It Dr. Pamela Mason talks with Scientific American about irregular heartbeats. @CardioUva @UVACardsFellows #uvamedicine #uvadom #uvacardio #heartbeats
scientificamerican.com
Milliseconds of variability, now detected by fitness watches, can improve well-being
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https://t.co/w4d5J0zYya After a Mysterious Death, a Family’s Quest for Answers Leads to a Tick #uvamedicine #uvadom #uvaAllergy #ThomasPlattsMills #JeffreyWilson #LisaWorkman #ErinMcFeely #NathanRichards #allergy #tickbite #alphagal
nytimes.com
A JetBlue pilot’s illness looked like food poisoning, but it was actually an increasingly common tick-borne meat allergy that can be fatal.
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https://t.co/w4d5J0zYya After a Mysterious Death, a Family’s Quest for Answers Leads to a Tick #ThomasPlattsMills #LisaWorkman #JeffreyWilson #NathanRichards #ErinMcFeely #AlphaGal #Tickbite #uvamedicine #uvadom #uvaallergy
nytimes.com
A JetBlue pilot’s illness looked like food poisoning, but it was actually an increasingly common tick-borne meat allergy that can be fatal.
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https://t.co/rR8fnxcHn3 Zhenqi Liu, MD, Professor of Medicine, investigates how insulin functions in the body and underlying molecular mechanisms to develop new diabetes treatments. @UVA_Endocrine #uvaendocrine #uvamedicine #uvadom #uvadepartmentofmedicine
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https://t.co/Um62zvfbpn New Discovery Sheds Light on Breathing Problems in Long COVID Patients #DrJudithWoodfolk #uvaallergy #uvamedicine #uvadom #LongCovid #newmedicaldiscovery #medicine #medicalresearch
bioengineer.org
Groundbreaking research originating from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has shed unprecedented light on the intricate immune mechanisms that underlie persistent respiratory complicat...
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Hearty Congratulations to Dr. Goggins for the unmatched excellence in her PhD journey. Best wishes for the remainder of the Med School and beyond. We @UVANeph, @UvaDOM and @uvasom are very proud of you Ebby đź‘Źđź‘Źđź‘Ź
Congratulations to @UVaMSTP Ebby Goggins who successfully defended her PhD thesis. Ebby’s thesis is focused on pulsed ultrasound in AKI/CKD. @Virginia_KUH @MarkOkusa @RahulSharma_USA @NIDDKgov
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https://t.co/L5ScYr9oJR Dr. Cameron Webb to be included on Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger’s health and human resources team. #uvamedicine #uvadom @CameronWebb46
dailyprogress.com
Abigail Spanberger has tapped some familiar faces in Charlottesville and at UVa to join her policy teams come January.
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https://t.co/vuwOOtzP72 New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites. #DrThomasPlattsMills #meatallergy #alphagal #uvamedicine #UVAdom
healio.com
NEW ORLEANS — An investigational triple agonist that targets fibroblast growth factor 21, glucagon and GLP-1 receptors cut triglyceride levels by more than 60% for patients with severe hypertriglyc...
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COWIMS hosted a wonderful fall reception last week, and we’re so grateful to everyone who came out to connect, celebrate, and support our community! It was a fantastic evening filled with great conversations, new connections, and plenty of energy.
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https://t.co/vuwOOtAmWA Novel triple agonist cuts triglyceride levels, improves liver health. @CardioUva @UVACardsFellows #uvacardiology #uvamedicine #DrChrisKramer @ChrisKramerMD #liverhealth #uvamedicine #uvadom
healio.com
NEW ORLEANS — An investigational triple agonist that targets fibroblast growth factor 21, glucagon and GLP-1 receptors cut triglyceride levels by more than 60% for patients with severe hypertriglyc...
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https://t.co/iO6FCE7lUC Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills is featured in hundreds of outlets nationally — including NBC Nightly News — discussing the first death linked to a meat allergy spread by ticks. #alphagal #ticks #tickbites #meatallergy #uvamedicine #DrThomasPlattsMills #allergies
nbcnews.com
After months of investigation, researchers confirmed that a New Jersey man died of a tickborne allergy called alpha-gal syndrome after eating a hamburger.
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https://t.co/SBnKgC6xB8 Josh Colston, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, studies the complex health challenges faced by children and families in low-resource areas and tropical regions. @UVA_ID #DrJoshColston #UVAinfectiousDiseases #UVAmedicine #UVAdom #UVAdepartmentofmedicine
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At #AHA25 we reported baseline SMILE data linking epicardial fat biochemistry to microvascular perfusion in women with ANOCA. Higher saturated fatty acids and lower EAT T1 were associated with reduced perfusion — imaging the metabolic–vascular axis in vivo @CardioUva
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