Research

The Relief of a Diagnosis

During Lyme Disease Awareness Month, we’re revisiting a story from NEXT magazine about life-changing research happening on the MCV Campus at VCU Health that is giving hope to those who suffer from the disease.

The average Lyme disease patient sees five doctors over two years before they finally find a diagnosis — Craig Suro is one of those patients.

Electrifying the Brain to Treat Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

Dr. Kathryn Holloway specializes in what has been called the most complicated object in the known universe – the human brain.

She sounds like an electrician when she talks about the circuits, electrical signals and switches that she works with daily, but it’s clear she is not working with a typical circuit board.

College of Health Professions Cuts Ribbon to its Future

Over the past two years, we have joined our colleagues at the VCU College of Health Professions in celebrating their groundbreaking and topping-off ceremonies for their new 154,000-square-foot education and research facility. This March we helped cut the ribbon.

Turning a Loss Into Something Beautiful

Cathy, Adam and Jay Plotkin honor the memory of Ron Plotkin, beloved husband and father, by establishing a brain tumor research fund at VCU Massey Cancer Center.

A Better Way: Medication Reconciliation in the ER

VCU Health Trauma Surgeon and VCU School of Pharmacy Translational Scientist Collaborate to Identify Patient Medications in the ER

Temperature and Time

How VCU Health is counteracting the deadly outcomes of cardiac arrest through patient care and research.

Home for the Holidays — The Gift of Health is one of the Most Amazing Gifts

MCV Foundation board member George Emerson shares how the tremendous care he received at VCU Massey Cancer Center allowed him

Giving Tuesday: Supporting the MCV Campus on a National Day of Giving

We were pleased to help some of our MCV Campus Partners raise funds for students and life-saving research during Giving Tuesday.

Happy Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving, we say “Thank you” to our donors. Thank you to those who support the care, research and education that changes lives and the world every day.

Revere Scholars Program Provides Young Dentistry Faculty Opportunities for Growth

The Revere Scholars program, funded by the Dr. James H. Revere Jr. Professorship for Faculty Excellence, recognizes outstanding achievements of junior faculty members and provides funding for their research, scholarship and professional development efforts.

Biomedical Informatics: Improving Our Ability to Diagnose and Treat Disease

With the help of biomedical informatics, researchers can combine large amounts of data such as imaging and genomic information to find answers that lead to preventions or new treatments for diseases.

With Richmond’s Changing Skyline Comes a New Standard for Patient Care, Research and Education

As VCU Health continues to reshape Richmond’s skyline and the future of healthcare in Central Virginia, administrators, patients, faculty, friends and neighbors gathered this summer at the corner of North 10th and East Leigh streets to break ground on the largest capital construction project in the health system’s history.
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