Stories

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 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…

UVA Children’s is one of the few places in the United States where contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography, or ceVUS, is used to screen for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in children and infants.…

While finding breast lumps at any stage in life can be scary, young women may be especially unprepared to find breast lumps. Hallie Long was 23 years old when she…

There are many different causes of back pain, but there are also more possible treatments than many people realize. Interventional Radiology can play a key role in the health care…

Dr. Evan Cohn studied radiology at UVA. Years later, he ended up surviving a subarachnoid hemorrhage thanks to the UVA radiologists that helped train him.   On October 26th, 2015,…

The Emily Couric Cancer Center can be a tough place for staff to work and an even harder place for patients to be. Yet this team of caretakers found a way…

Rachel Day saw something during a scan that didn’t look quite right. She asked the doctor to look at the scan early, and the doctor found a major problem. Because of…

Written by George Beker who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2012. Thanks to UVA Radiology, a “look inside” caught his cancer early, helped him avoid unnecessary surgery, and continues…

Dr. Timothy Cunningham is anything but conventional. The road that led him to medicine is not exactly what you would call normal.   Timothy Cunningham’s Story: From Clown to Nurse You…

Bill Tricarico woke up one morning and couldn’t hear out of his right ear. When doctors found he had a brain aneurysm, it sent him on a surprising journey that…