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Flu season: 3 deaths reported at UVA Medical Center Published on Jan 28th, 2013 0 comments An already bad flu season has turned worse with three flu-related deaths reported at UVA Medical Center. One of those was well-regarded architectural photographer Philip Beaurline, who died January...
Doctor's orders: Spiked bill has him lauding Obamacare Published on Jun 28th, 2012 21 comments The Supreme Court's surprise ruling to uphold the highly controversial "individual mandate" component of President Obama's Affordable Care Act, a rule practically requiring all Americans to purchase...
Beautiful kill: UVA doc takes aim at deadliest cancer Published on Mar 28th, 2012 37 comments Glioma is the most common and deadly kind of brain cancer. Each year, 10,000 Americans are diagnosed, and only half survive beyond a year. Only a quarter after two years. But research at the...
'Still a fighter': Why this woman is suing UVA for $50 million Published on May 3rd, 2011 70 comments Five years ago, Barb Tocci was working as a real estate agent in downtown Scottsville, riding horses and motorcycles on the weekends. Today, the 54-year-old woman relies on a cane to walk. She's...
Not Halloween: UVA hospital makes masks mandatory Published on Sep 16th, 2009 26 comments The look favored by one woman when she fled Mexico in the spring will soon become de rigueur among unvaccinated UVA hospital staffers. FILE PHOTO BY LAURA BURNS As the flu season draws closer, UVA...
O.R. in a trailer: UVA's newest medical facilities Published on May 29th, 2003 0 comments In September, Martha Jefferson Hospital is set to open its swanky new $17-million Outpatient Care Center at Peter Jefferson Place on Pantops Mountain. In July, UVA will unveil its... operating rooms...