
Study: Michigan heart surgery outcomes improved after Medicaid expansion
Expanding Medicaid coverage is associated with better outcomes for heart surgery patients, according to a study led by UVA School of Medicine researchers.

Expanding Medicaid coverage is associated with better outcomes for heart surgery patients, according to a study led by UVA School of Medicine researchers.

June 12 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1967 United States Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia, which struck down laws prohibiting interracial marriage.

After high-risk individuals, immunizing children and the elderly will have the greatest overall benefit when there are limited vaccine resources.

EMU professor Irma Mahone was honored by the Virginia Association of Community Psychiatric Nurses for her career.

Dozens of Appalachian Trail hikers in full backpacking gear rallied outside Governor Terry McAuliffe’s office on June 2.

The journey to acquire that much desired academic qualification is a long one, and many individuals face life challenges.

President Trump was preparing to announce future plans for U.S. involvement in the Paris Agreement on global climate change.

New teen drivers ages 16-17 years old are three times as likely as adults to be involved in a deadly crash, according to new research from AAA.

An invader destroying maize in Africa is hitting countries where drought and political instability have already caused hunger.

Virginia Tech’s newest laboratory, the Autonomous Systems and Intelligent Machines (ASIM) lab, is home to a tiny town with robotic vehicles.
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