The Rhythm of Life: Spreading Awareness About Heart Disease

Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States for more than a century, dating back to 1921, according to the Centers for Disease…

Alachua County’s bystander CPR rates save lives, study finds

January 15, 2026

• New study shows that after activating PulsePoint, an app that alerts CPR-trained individuals to nearby cardiac events, rates of lifesaving bystander CPR…

A Heartbeat Away: The Miraculous Recovery Powered by ECMO

Norman Summerill began his morning like any other, chatting with his wife about their plans for the day. However, for the past week, the 69-year-old had been…

UF Health’s new ECPR program saves its first heart attack patient

March 27, 2024

Frank Lowman is as hardworking as they come. Even after suffering a heart attack that led to cardiac arrest, Lowman focused on one thing that was extremely…

UF Health, UAA and ACFR aid ailing fan at Gators football game

November 22, 2023

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For 23 years, Greg Magruder has been a Florida Gators fan. He and his wife, Karen, moved to Florida from Ohio in 2000. Magruder, a pastor…

Bystander CPR Helps Michael Overcome Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Sitting in church and practicing songs for Sunday service, Valerie Layton unexpectedly felt the weight of her husband Michael lean on her. It was April 1, so…

Sports Injury Education and Prevention: Concussions, Heat Illness and Sudden Cardiac Death

Summertime in Florida means high temperatures, recreational sports and a rise of serious sports-related injuries, such as concussions, heat illness and sudden…

UF Health gave Annette confidence for her heart treatment

Annette Powell had always been an athlete. She was a collegiate basketball player with no prior health concerns. In 2007, at 43, this Ocala high school dean…

Life inside a COVID-19 care unit: UF Health Shands Hospital workers rise to meet many challenges

January 25, 2021

In early March, COVID-19 began appearing in North Florida. At UF Health Shands Hospital’s Unit 75, some doctors and nurses had a feeling of inevitability.…

UF Health Chest Pain Center, PulsePoint provide East Gainesville organizations with lifesaving devices

September 30, 2020

The UF Health Chest Pain Center, in coordination with the UF Health PulsePoint task force, has donated a pair of automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, to…