Your new hearing aids: Being prepared for new experiences
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Hearing aids have to cope with everything from moisture and heat to wax and hair care products. To keep them in good condition, follow these bits of advice.
Search Results for healthcare
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Life-saving breast cancer drugs going untaken in Appalachia, study finds
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Nearly a third of breast cancer survivors in Appalachia are not taking the critical, potentially life-saving follow-up treatment – despite having insurance that would pay for it, a troubling new study has found.
Virginia Tech researcher develops model for robots with bacterial brains
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In a paper published this week in Scientific Reports, which is part of the Nature Publishing Group, a Virginia Tech scientist used a mathematical model to demonstrate that bacteria can control the behavior of an inanimate device like a robot.
UVA, MITRE partner to improve health data analysis
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University of Virginia Health System and The MITRE Corporation are partnering to develop better health data analysis tools to help prevent patients from getting sick and improving care while reducing healthcare costs.
Randy Forbes: The pump house
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The year before I was born, my dad built his first home. It was a labor of love. He was neither an architect nor a gifted carpenter, but he invested more time, energy, and heart into that home than a decade’s worth of experience could buy.
Republicans claim credit for Virginia budget surplus
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Virginia Republican leaders are taking credit for the $553 million state budget surplus announced Monday.
Hearing aids: A whole new world
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The past few years have witnessed a transformation in the performance and appearance of hearing aids.
Legislation that could end unwanted medical treatment
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Roughly 25 million Americans have been subjected to unwanted medical treatment at some point in their lives, and that means we have a healthcare system that is not listening to patients.
UVA wins national patient safety, orthopedics awards
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University of Virginia Medical Center has earned two 2015 national Women’s Choice Awards® from WomenCertified Inc. – one for patient safety and one for patient satisfaction in orthopedics.
Jocelyn Elders: Bring back public health standards for women’s reproductive health
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As Americans, we strive for safety – the safest medicines, safest cars, safest toys. But when it comes to women’s reproductive health, our state legislatures are passing laws putting women’s health at risk – about 250 since 2011.
