Hospitals / Clinics & Polyclinics News

GE Healthcare Takes a Walk in Customers’ Shoes
“Helping our customers properly scope their problems has provided a number of rich insights, and I cannot wait to delve deeper into these challenges so that we can start helping them solve”.

To be happier, take a moment to notice the nature around you
How can you become happier? Notice that "world in a grain of sand," study says.

To the brain, sleep deprivation is 'like drinking too much'
Sleeplessness slows down our brains, which affects how we perceive stimuli. This may put us in dangerous situations.

Having close friends may stave off mental decline
Maintaining friendships into old age may keep us mentally agile, suggests new research.

Vitamin D may improve wound healing in burns patients
Researchers find that vitamin D could improve burn healing.

Caffeine may prolong life for kidney disease patients
Researchers say that caffeine may help patients with CKD to live longer.

International Family Medicine Clinic: Addressing Refugee Health Issues for 15 Years
In October 2002, Fern Hauck, MD, opened the doors to a refugee clinic: the International Family Medicine Clinic at UVA.