Seconds That Matter: How the Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit Saved Lara’s Life

First things first: Wake up and open all the blinds. This was Lara Mehta’s morning routine. However, on one particular morning in August 2024, it felt…

Dave’s 12-Year Test of Strength

On a Friday in November 2011, 67-year-old Dave Hwalek noticed blood in his urine, which prompted him to schedule a doctor’s appointment. He remembers watching…

UF Health Mobile Stroke Program provides faster stroke care to rural counties

February 4, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With stroke, every minute counts to prevent death or limit severe disability. Now, new data show that UF Health’s approach of sending a…

UF Health pulmonologist to chair task force on deadly blood clots

March 13, 2024

A University of Florida Health pulmonologist has been appointed chair of a new state task force to study blood clots and make policy recommendations to protect…

UF Health study: Specific immunotherapy allows for safer, more effective gene therapy

November 22, 2023

Gene therapy could become safer and more effective by calming the inflammation that occurs when the treatment is administered, University of Florida Health…

UF Health Central Florida Heart and Vascular Center celebrates major milestone in treatment of atrial fibrillation

November 2, 2023

UF Health Central Florida is celebrating the 100th procedure using the latest-generation WATCHMAN FLX™ left atrial appendage closure device. The procedure was…

Sherry Reclaims Mobility Through Self-Care and Exercise After Spine Injury

Sherry Jennings and her husband, Mike, relocated to Florida from Tennessee. Looking for a change of scenery to kick-start their retirement, they scoured the…

Think F.A.S.T.: A Stroke Survivor’s Story

Meet Richard “Rich” Rollins, a spirited 70-year-old retiree who relocated to The Villages all the way from upstate New York. Rich and his wife, Cassandra,…

UF nursing researcher gets to the ‘heart’ of cardiac health disparities

June 22, 2022

When diagnostic tests for the heart were first created, scientists at the time did not fully consider that no two bodies are the same, especially between the…

UF researchers’ artificial intelligence platform accurately predicts surgical complications

June 1, 2022

Complications after surgery can pose many challenges for both physicians and patients. Now, University of Florida researchers have confirmed their artificial…