Shining a Light on Sickle Cell Disease
People with sickle cell disease have compared the excruciating pain they can experience to thousands of nails being driven into their body. The inherited blood…

People with sickle cell disease have compared the excruciating pain they can experience to thousands of nails being driven into their body. The inherited blood…
At UF Health, she found a problem-solver in Dr. William Slayton who never gave up.
“Make sure you fight." Jennifer Driggers uttered those four words to her daughter the day after Julianna was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive form…
Sandra Davis-Quinney has met bumps, curves and stops on her cancer journey. Even with the rough roads she’s traveled, Sandra tries to remain hopeful,…
June 18, 2019
University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital has been nationally ranked in five medical specialties, making significant gains in three areas —…
Division of Cardiology, +7 more
December 12, 2018
Four UF Health researchers are among the most influential authors in their fields worldwide based on how often their work has been cited by their peers.…
Department of Medicine, +7 more
January 22, 2018
The University of Florida has launched a Center for Regenerative Medicine to develop lifesaving therapies “to heal the body from within” using stem cells that…
Clinical and Translational Science Institute, College of Medicine, +2 more
November 9, 2017
On November 2, we cut the ribbon on our new Heart & Vascular and Neuromedicine hospitals in a special event where more than 600 people helped us celebrate. For…
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Five years ago Chris Abeleda was a freshman at the University of Florida. He joined a multicultural fraternity, he made new friends and he made plans for his…
June 23, 2016
In rankings released by U.S. News & World Report on June 21, the UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital is recognized as one of the nation’s 50 best hospitals…
UF Health Shands Children's Hospital, +1 more