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“Time is brain” when reading & responding to a possible stroke
Stroke symptoms: Learn the signs and respond FAST F – FACE – Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop? A – ARMS – Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? S – SPEECH – Ask the person to repeat a single phrase. Is their speech…
Read MoreDrop in Early-Stage Health Tech Funding Creating a Buyer’s Market Says Inova Personalized Health Accelerator Report
Launch of IPHA Quarterly Early-Stage Health Funding Snapshot Report Provides Investor Insight FAIRFAX, VA — A booming technology market, uncertainty around healthcare policy, the emergence of other innovative technology sectors, are driving a flight of early-stage capital away from the health technology sector, according to the new report “Early-Stage Health Tech Funding Snapshot” released by…
Read MoreHeart Failure Patients Get Transplants the Same Day, Fall in Love 5 Years Later
Against All Odds Inova heart transplant patients, who never met while receiving lifesaving care in adjoining hospital rooms, reconnected and found enduring love On Taylor Givens and Collin Kobelja’s first date, the couple paused their dinner for a medicine break. Both needed to take anti-rejection drugs to help sustain their transplanted hearts. “It was a…
Read MoreJ. Stephen Jones, MD, Inova CEO, Appointed UVA Professor of Urology
FALLS CHURCH, VA – J. Stephen Jones, MD, CEO, Inova Health System has been appointed Professor of Urology at the University of Virginia’s (UVA) School of Medicine. Dr. Jones is a nationally recognized expert in prostate and bladder cancer. “I very much appreciate this opportunity to continue my work with the next generation of physicians,”…
Read MoreThe beat goes on for this Northern Virginia couple, thanks to knee surgery
Second Chance to Dance Dancing to the “oldies” — music from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s — has long been one of Beth and Rusty Newberry’s beloved Saturday night standbys. But when severe knee pain from chronic arthritis began to threaten this and other favorite activities, the couple did something else in tandem: they both…
Read MoreSummer safety tips for parents
Water safety, sun protection, bug bites, and dehydration tips: Parents can use these tips to enhance their peace of mind Spending time in the sun and water during summer is one of life’s joys, but without proper precautions, it can lead to a variety of health and safety concerns for children. The most common issues…
Read MoreNew breast center at Inova Loudoun offers high-tech testing plus comforting care
A Vision for Women’s Health Few women relish getting a mammogram, but the new Inova Schar Cancer Institute – Peterson Family Breast Center stands poised to make the testing more efficient, pleasant, convenient and, most importantly, even more accurate. Located on the Inova Loudoun Hospital Medical Campus (click for google map), the 3,800-square-foot breast center…
Read MoreMedia Advisory: Inova holding Congressional Blood Drive hosted by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise
Washington, DC – Inova Blood Donor Services is proud to host its second annual Congressional Blood Drive from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, June 14, in the foyer of Rayburn House Office Building. The blood drive is being sponsored by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (LA-1st) and will be open to the Capitol Hill…
Read MoreInova Launches Drug Take Back Program at Two Hospital Locations
Leesburg, VA — In another step to help curb access to and abuse of pharmaceuticals, including opioids, which are currently abused at epidemic proportions nationally and regionally, Inova Loudoun and Inova Fair Oaks hospitals are pleased to announce the launch of the Drug Take Back Program. This service will avoid inappropriate access to medications for…
Read MoreInova Personalized Health Accelerator Invests in New AI-Powered Platform to Predict Physical Therapy Progress
Funding and Pilot Program to Validate Algorithms to Improve Patient Outcomes Falls Church, VA — The Inova Personalized Health Accelerator (IPHA) announced today it has invested in a new platform that improves tracking of patients’ physical therapy (PT) progress by providing more accurate, transparent information to providers, patients and payors. Developed by Maryland-based KinometriX, the proprietary…
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