In 2021, Fred Romine was the first patient to complete all four rounds of Lutathera treatment at UVA Health. Two years after his first interview about his experience with Lutathera, he …
Conditions & Treatments
Leslie Anderson, 40, is no stranger to the world of breast care. She trained as a radiologic technologist and MRI technologist at UVA Health, where she then worked for more …
Warming Cold Hands: A New Treatment for Raynaud’s Syndrome
When temperatures drop, we do everything we can to stay warm— turn the heat up, grab our heaviest blankets, and remember to dress in layers, layers, layers! But for people …
Medical Imaging While Pregnant: How Safe is It?
Pregnancy is a time of change. For many women, its also a time when they feel especially vulnerable. Requiring medical care for any reason while pregnant can be a frightening …
Pulsatile Tinnitus: Interventional Neuroradiologists Offer Answers and Relief
Pulsatile tinnitus is a rare form of tinnitus that causes whooshing or pulsing noises in the ear. It can be a symptom of a benign condition or a more serious …
Lutathera Gives One Man Hope and the Courage to Help Others
Lutathera is a treatment that slows down or stops neuroendocrine tumor growth. UVA Health is one of the first hospitals in Virginia to offer this new radioactive drug. And Fred …
Uterine Fibroid Embolization: How One Woman Found Relief For Her Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are a type of non-cancerous growth that form in the muscle cells of the uterus. They are common – some studies show that up to 80% of women …
Minimally-Invasive Deep Vein Reconstruction for Chronic Venous Disease
It’s estimated that more than 30 million Americans suffer from venous disease. Many of those individuals have some type of chronic venous disease, which means that symptoms are persistent or …
When the weather is warmer and you’re wearing shorts, you want to look and feel your best with smooth, unblemished legs. Veins are an important part of the vascular system—but …
Summer Legs are Made in the Winter: 4 Reasons Why Winter is the Best Season for Vein Treatments
Most people don’t think much about their veins in the winter when they are indoors and their legs are covered up beneath warm layers of clothes. But if you want …