In light of a recent Medicaid fraud case that came before Charlottesville’s federal court, local agencies are trying to get the word out about the best ways to research a home health care agency.

Health care providers with the University of Virginia’s Infectious Disease Clinic are piloting a text-messaging program they hope will improve contact with HIV patients living in rural areas.

The Children’s Fitness Clinic at the University of Virginia’s Children’s Hos-pital has been chosen to participate in a nationwide obesity study.

Any type of exercise is beneficial for health, but high-intensity exercise is likely necessary to achieve significant improvements in body composition, researchers at the University of Virginia have found.