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VCU-led research highlights semaglutide’s potential for treating fatty liver disease

April 30, 2025 International study shows drug reverses liver damage in patients. View Story

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Doctor speaking to overweight female patient

VCU-led research highlights semaglutide’s potential for treating fatty liver disease

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More than 5,000 donors support VCU’s fourth annual Giving Day

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Securely dispose of unused medications at select VCU Health Pharmacies and a VCU community event on April 26

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A pediatric orthopaedic surgeon gives the inside scoop on kids and broken bones

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A hidden link between gum disease and liver health

An occupational therapist evaluates an older woman’s motor skills with an exercise.

Regaining independence after surgery or injury with occupational therapy

Dental hygienist works with student to evaluate a patient

A passion for serving others

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New entrance to open for 12th Street Parking Deck on May 1

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For their service to VCU and VCU Health, these big numbers reflect their even bigger impact

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VCU appoints Monica Swahn, Ph.D., dean of VCU School of Public Health

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In The Media

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'Beyond grateful' burn survivors find community and healing: 'They saved my life'

VCU School of Nursing’s Mobile Health and Wellness Program expands to South Hill

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How Service Dogs are Breaking New Ground in Healthcare

Experts Recommend Medication for Pediatric MASLD Management

11 Organizations Receive Funding to Better Integrate Community Health Workers

VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital launches specialized wound and ostomy care unit

Fully robotic liver transplantation offers ‘quicker recoveries, fewer complications’

Top Docs 2025: The best care in 94 categories, as chosen by Richmond-area medical professionals

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Inspiring Stories

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A life calling: Richmond woman donates two organs to total strangers

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A rare type of heart disease that’s ‘not as rare as we thought’

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A new lease on adventure

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'More than just saving lives’: VCU Health physicians share what it means to be a doctor

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Researchers are developing a new therapy for liver cancer patients using light beams

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Students embrace playing a pivotal role in the creation of the Bruce Oliver Tucker mural

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A champion for expanding family medicine

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Uncommon compassion in spiritual care

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The critical role sleep plays in brain health

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Breathing new life into VCU Health’s lung transplant program

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News Releases

Doctor speaking to overweight female patient

VCU-led research highlights semaglutide’s potential for treating fatty liver disease

Woman in blue suit jacket and blue scraft

VCU appoints Monica Swahn, Ph.D., dean of VCU School of Public Health

A nurse administers a blood pressure screening for a pregnant patient seated in a chair

VCU School of Nursing’s Mobile Health and Wellness Program expands to South Hill

Students walking on VCU Campus

10 VCU graduate programs ranked among the top 50 in their fields

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VCU Health opens a new 39-bed unit for comprehensive liver care

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New chief medical officer named for VCU Medical Center

Man using robotic device to operate on patient

Nation’s first fully robotic living donor liver transplant performed at VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center

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Vice president of real estate announced for VCU Health System

Parent holding baby as doctor listens its heart

Life-threatening liver condition in newborns may be detected sooner, thanks to screening strategy co-developed by VCU expert

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VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital’s president to retire

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Health and Wellness

Boy with broken arm talking to nurse

A pediatric orthopaedic surgeon gives the inside scoop on kids and broken bones

Older man with white beard getting ready to brush teeth

A hidden link between gum disease and liver health

An occupational therapist evaluates an older woman’s motor skills with an exercise.

Regaining independence after surgery or injury with occupational therapy

Flowers with pollens in the air

Three ways to survive the pollen this spring

Women scratches her upper arm with one hand due to a red rash resembling measles

How to prevent getting sick with measles

Dad holds up smartphone to take photo of mother and children

What can smartphone photos reveal about your child’s eye health?

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With a nuzzle, paw and kiss, dogs offer a potent antidote to human loneliness

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When to go to the emergency department vs. urgent care clinic

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A springtime guide to seasonal allergies and cold symptoms

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Find out how you can save a life by becoming a living kidney donor

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Community Impact

Doctor speaking to overweight female patient

VCU-led research highlights semaglutide’s potential for treating fatty liver disease

a pile of orange pill bottles

Securely dispose of unused medications at select VCU Health Pharmacies and a VCU community event on April 26

Dental hygienist works with student to evaluate a patient

A passion for serving others

Guests sitting around table

For their service to VCU and VCU Health, these big numbers reflect their even bigger impact

A nurse administers a blood pressure screening for a pregnant patient seated in a chair

VCU School of Nursing’s Mobile Health and Wellness Program expands to South Hill

Professional headshots of three nurse researchers

Meet the nurse researchers at the forefront of community-engaged research

Cardiology illustration with tiny researchers analyzing a large heart.

VCU Health researchers plot a new course toward improved heart health

Patient and doctor looking at a device during a visit

A rare type of heart disease that’s ‘not as rare as we thought’

Illustration of four women

An unending commitment to address women’s health across their entire lives, conference marks 25 years

nursing students in a large auditorium getting ready for class

VCU School of Nursing and VCU Health team up to launch guaranteed admission pathway for RN to B.S. program

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