Arlington, Virginia, has been named 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Fittest City鈥� in the annual American Fitness Index庐 rankings published by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the Elevance Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Elevance Health.The ACSM / Elevance Health Foundation Fitness Index evaluated America鈥檚 100 largest cities using 34 evidence-based indicators.
Virginians across the political spectrum (84%) say investing in research is important to the state鈥檚 economy, according to new survey released today .
JOBS EVSE is an online tool that allows users to quickly estimate the economic impacts associated with the development, construction and operation of electric vehicle charging stations.
Paul Marik, MD, one of the world鈥檚 leading critical care physicians and the Director of the ICU at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, part of Sentara Healthcare, was in a Virginia courtroom fighting to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients while his employer was placing a letter notifying him of suspension of hospital privileges on his desk in his hospital office.
Arguments over a complaint filed in the Circuit Court for the City of Norfolk, Virginia, were presented today to decide if patients of one of the world鈥檚 most published critical care physicians can be given lifesaving treatments for COVID-19 that a local hospital system has prohibited.
After filing a complaint in the Circuit Court for the City of Norfolk, Virginia on November 9, Paul Marik, MD, one of the most highly published critical care physicians in the world and the Director of the ICU at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital will be given his day in court. The hearing set for Thursday, November 18, could lead to the reinstatement of several treatments that are currently banned by the Sentara Healthcare System.
CSM and the Anthem Foundation release the 2021 American Fitness Index, ranking America鈥檚 100 largest cities on health behaviors, chronic disease and community infrastructure indicators. Arlington, Va. earned the title of 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Fittest City.鈥� Minneapolis, Minnesota; Seattle, Washington; Denver, Colorado; Madison, Wisconsin; Washington, D.C.; St. Paul, Minnesota; Irvine, California; Portland, Oregon; and Atlanta, Georgia; round out the top 10 fittest cities.
The Commonwealth of Virginia will receive 60,000 nasopharyngeal swabs weekly to support high-priority COVID-19 testing across the state, thanks to a collaboration led by University of Virginia faculty to design this key testing supply.
For the fifth consecutive year, U.S. 麻豆传媒 & World Report has ranked University of Virginia Medical Center as the No. 1 hospital in Virginia.
The Federal Communications Commission awarded UVA Health $767,139 this week to expand UVA鈥檚 use of telehealth for patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
UVA Health has partnered with the Virginia Department of Health and other hospitals around the state to determine how many Virginians have been infected with COVID-19 鈥� and how many remain at risk.
Academy for Eating Disorders Announces 2019 Class of Fellows
The Treatment Plenary at the International Conference on Eating Disorders to address the evidence for short-term treatments for eating disorders
With evidence that the number of measles cases and outbreaks this year is already well on track to exceed last year鈥檚 numbers, today鈥檚 Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing is drawing urgent attention to a central tenet of public health: vaccines save lives.
A new study commissioned by the Southeastern Universities Research Association on the local, state and nationwide impacts of the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has found that the laboratory generated $556.9 million in output and provided labor income for 3,448 workers nationwide last year.
ICED Sociocultural Plenary to address eating disorders in the LGBTQ+ community
Delivering a keynote address at Darden at the World Water Events organized by UVA鈥檚 Global Water Initiative, Ram Aviram, the former Israeli ambassador to Greece and chief of staff for former President Shimon Peres, detailed the efforts to negotiate water rights in the politically tumultuous Jordan River Basin.
The MBA student body at Darden is composed of roughly 39 percent women, and about one-third of the class was born outside of the United States. As International Women鈥檚 Day approaches on 8 March, The Darden Report presents the stories of three such women who chose to earn their MBA at the School.
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