Mark Cave was making repairs on his rental property when he felt a “bolt of lightning” in his chest.

It’s not surprising that he thought it was a heart attack. But it was a different emergency — a tear in his aorta. #HeartHealth #AorticDissection
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'We hope that this work that John Herr started will bring new hope to patients with those cancers' — Craig L. Slingluff Jr., MD, UVA Cancer Center. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer #BreastCancer #LungCancer #melanoma bit.ly/44O0hMJ

UVA Health today announced plans to acquire Piedmont Family Practice, a Warrenton-based family medicine clinic. #NorthernVirginia #virginia #UVAHealth bit.ly/4b64cXb

We still have appointments available for Saturday's FREE skin cancer screening:
- Call 855.977.3756 for an appointment
- May 11, 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
- UVA Health Dermatology in Primary Care Center, 1221 Lee St., #Charlottesville
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#Cville #Waynesboro

Join us May 11 for our free orthopedics community education fair. Enjoy hands-on demos, provider talks on various topics, and fun activities for kids. More info: bit.ly/49Voph8 UVA Ortho #Charlottesville #Cville #UVAHealth

The Committee on Women in Medicine and Science and Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center celebrated 100 years of women in medicine and science at UVA. School of Medicine women leaders discussed career paths and insights. UVA COWIMS UVA Health Melina Kibbe
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National Nurses Week gives us the opportunity to show our appreciation for our incredible nurses, nursing faculty, and nursing students. To all of you and to nurses everywhere, thank you. UVA School of Nursing #NationalNursesWeek2024 #UVAHealth

Crib shopping? Safe sleep/SIDS expert and UVA Health family medicine physician Fern Hauck, MD, was a source for this NYT Wirecutter guide. #SafeSleep nytimes.com/wirecutter/rev…

We're grateful to the 501st Legion members who celebrated #StarWarsDay with #UVAHealthChildren 's patients, including 4-year-old Meredith Lopez. UVA PICU UVA NICU #Maythe4thBeWithYou

Adding advanced #AI to an artificial pancreas regulating type 1 diabetes is safe and improves the system’s efficiency, a first-of-its-kind UVA Health Center for Diabetes Technology study found. Tandem Diabetes Care #Type1Diabetes bit.ly/3wjpcL6

Anne Kenworthy, PhD, a professor of molecular physiology & biological physics, was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Congratulations on this esteemed honor! AAAS Ling Qi UVA Health news.med.virginia.edu/honors-awards/…

“I've helped develop treatments for major depressive disorder, primarily monoamine reuptake inhibitors, but most recently for postpartum depression.” — Anita Clayton, MD, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences UVA Health #ResearchInMotion #UVA

The tragedy of sudden unexpected infant deaths – and how bedsharing, maternal smoking and stomach sleeping all contribute UVA Health #research theconversation.com/the-tragedy-of… via The Conversation U.S.

Matthew Thomas, a UVA Health genetic counselor, helps people understand their #BrainAneurysm risk. We asked him who should think about screening or genetic counseling. UVA Neurology #StrokeAwarenessMonth bit.ly/3y0ymN2

Congratulations to our team! For the second grading period in a row, all four UVA Health medical centers earned “A” grades for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group. #virginia #charlottesville #NorthernVirginia bit.ly/3UF4hLL

We lit up part of University Medical Center in green in honor of the 100,000+ people in the U.S. waiting for an organ, and the generosity of organ donors. Donate Life Virginia UVA Transplant Center #DonateLife Month #DonateLife

UVA Health Prince William Medical Center has finished cardiac catheterization lab renovations. With new technology, the lab offers the highest level of heart attack care and can handle more complex cases. #NorthernVirginia #PrinceWilliamVA bit.ly/49Zsykn

100 years of Women in Medicine at UVA! WaHoo! Excellence!! UVA SOM Fac Dev UVA Health UVA Department of Medicine #UVAMedicine
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Curtis Argo, MD, medical director of our living donor liver transplant program, is working to get people life-saving organs faster. Meet Dr. Argo: bit.ly/4ddiAyu UVA Transplant Center #DonateLife #DonateLife Month #LivingDonor