Red Cross seeks blood donations to offset seasonal decline
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The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to help offset a seasonal decline in donations and prevent a shortage this summer by giving blood.
Search Results for cancer
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North Carolina group promotes bone marrow donations
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North Carolina volunteers, organized as Save the Fox Committee, along with the national nonprofit Delete Blood Cancer, continue their search for a bone marrow match for Superior Court Judge Carl Fox of Chapel Hill.
New technology ushers in era of precision medicine at UVA
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The University of Virginia Health System has opened a high-tech clinical genomics lab that will personalize care for patients, help doctors determine the best treatments for cancers and other diseases, and allow UVA to offer the most cutting-edge clinical trials.
University of Virginia wins Capital One Cup for men’s sports
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A school-record three NCAA men’s championships and a top-10 ranking in men’s basketball led the University of Virginia to its first Capital One Cup all-sports competition championship for men’s sports during the 2014-15 season.
Experimental treatment sends deadly leukemia into remission
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An experimental new treatment approach for a rare, deadly leukemia can send the disease into remission even in patients for whom the standard therapy has failed, buying them more time to have the stem cell transplant that could save their lives, a small pilot study has found.
President Obama on healthcare ruling: ‘A good day for America’
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Remarks from President Obama on the Supreme Court ruling affirming the constitutionality of a key provision of the Affordable Care Act.
Celebrate Father’s Day with shared parenting
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Every Father’s Day, my son and I run in the ZERO Prostate Cancer charity 5K. We started this tradition when he was an infant (pushing a jogging stroller uphill is a great workout … as is controlling it going downhill), and we continue it to this day.
E-cigarette usage has surged over the last year
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E-cigarette usage has surged over the last year
VCU children’s hospital ranks in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals
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U.S. News & World Report has placed Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU in the new 2015-16 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU ranked No. 48 in nephrology.
Some discoveries start small
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The Wright Brothers’ story is proof that scientific discoveries become engines for America’s competitiveness and inspiration of hope for millions across the globe.
