
VCU research: Fecal transplants may reduce alcohol use
A Virginia Commonwealth University researcher has published preliminary but striking evidence that shows the transplantation of gut bacteria may have implications for addiction disorders.

A Virginia Commonwealth University researcher has published preliminary but striking evidence that shows the transplantation of gut bacteria may have implications for addiction disorders.

U.S. News & World Report has recognized VCU Medical Center as the No. 1 hospital in the Richmond metro area now for 10 years in a row.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger hosted a telephone town hall on Wednesday alongside Virginia Health Commissioner Dr. M. Norman Oliver to discuss the challenges facing Central Virginia patients, providers, and healthcare systems as the COVID-19 crisis continues.

Deaths attributed to COVID-19 only account for about two-thirds of the increase in deaths in the U.S. in March and April, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU ranked among the nation’s top 50 children’s hospitals in the 2020-21 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.

VCU Medical Center has been named to Becker’s Healthcare 2020 list of the 100 Great Hospitals in America.

The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $354 million contract to Richmond-based Phlow Corp. to create the nation’s first strategic stockpile of key ingredients needed to make medicines.

Virginia Children’s Care Network, a new clinically integrated network supported by Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU and led by pediatricians in the community, is up and running.

Virginia Commonwealth University has begun clinical trials to study the safety and efficacy of the drug canakinumab on COVID-19 patients.

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center has been approved under Mayo Clinic’s Expanded Access Program to administer antibody-rich convalescent plasma for the treatment of COVID-19.
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