UF researchers ID chemical in cigarette smoke linked to lowered levels of “good” cholesterol

Cigarette smoking’s association with heart disease has been known for decades, but researchers are still not certain what chemicals or molecular processes in…

Made for medicine

New Dean Dr. Daniel Wilson brings passion and experience to UF College of Medicine - Jacksonville When your dad’s the doctor — the doctor in a small Iowa town…

Chairman of emergency medicine named for COM-Jacksonville

Steven A. Godwin, M.D., Chairman of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville A national search for the next chair of…

Chiu ran Jacksonville pediatrics department 'like a family' for 20 years

Thomas T. Chiu, M.D., M.B.A. The late 1980s and early 1990s were hectic times for the pediatrics department at the University of Florida College of…

Changing drug withdrawal patterns in newborns mean new therapies needed, says UF pediatrician

Mark L. Hudak, M.D., a professor and associate chairman of pediatrics at the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville Opioid pain relievers prescribed to pregnant…

Commonly used vitamin could help produce ‘good’ cholesterol, UF researchers find

Maintaining healthy cholesterol levels can keep heart disease, heart attack and stroke away. And a commonly used vitamin could help by increasing production of…

High blood pressure may point to hidden health problems for kids in the ER

Phyllis Hendry, M.D., an associate professor in the department of emergency medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville. More than…