“How in the world do you thank anyone for saving your life three times?” It’s a poignant question for David Cottrell.

Medical school residents and fellows are applying scientific research to a host of health care practices.

Officials from Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health will celebrate the start of construction on a $349 million outpatient facility during a groundbreaking event Friday, June 22. This is the largest capital construction project in the history of VCU Health.

On behalf of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services, former Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe presented an award to Virginia Premier for “demonstrating its outstanding commitment to promoting the hiring of women veterans.”

People who have greater levels of mindfulness — or the tendency to maintain attention on and awareness of the present moment — are better able to cope with the pain of being rejected by others, according to a new study led by a team of Virginia Commonwealth University researchers.

Joel Silverman, M.D., chair of the VCU Department of Psychiatry, addresses common misconceptions about suicide and depression, and encourages people who are struggling to seek help.

Every day, in thousands of emergency rooms around the world, doctors face a daunting mystery: What medications are in a patient’s body?

In the United States, 14,000 people are waiting for a liver transplant. Aiming to increase the number of viable donor livers, the VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center will participate in a clinical trial with TransMedics Inc. to more quickly test the functionality of a donated liver.