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…

Michael gets his beat back

Michael Jansen, 66, is a tall, lean Midwesterner with a soft Missouri drawl, an easy laugh and kind eyes.

There’s nothing sweet about the relationship between heart disease and cancer

When the calendar changes to February, red and pink heart-shaped candy fills store shelves in preparation for Valentine’s Day. Let those hearts also serve as a…

Artificial device mends a baby girl’s broken heart

Ceara Curry and her husband, Kenton, were brand new to parenthood when their baby turned into a miracle. At 6-months-old, Ceara and Kenton’s daughter, Kennedy,…

Potential Breakthrough in the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

May 21, 2018

At the American Academy of Neurology 70th Annual meeting in Los Angeles on April 25, it was reported that the drug edasalonexent showed a remarkably favorable…

Artificial heart gives a baby girl a second chance at life

This story is a follow-up to “How an artificial heart brought a bubbly baby’s smile back” that was published in January 2018. For more than half of her life,…

Five innovative ways UF Health physicians approach congenital heart care

From Feb. 7 to 14, UF Health recognizes Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, to raise awareness of the most common type of birth defect found in newborns.…

How an artificial heart brought a bubbly baby’s smile back

Valeria Ocampo giggles and babbles as most babies do. She likes to play with her toy giraffe and rattle. What separates her from other babies is she does these…

UF launches new Center for Regenerative Medicine

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…

Songs from the Heart

UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine artist-in-residence creates album with pediatric patients Swaying underneath bright lights, Ricky Kendall holds the neck of…