Astrid’s Journey ‘Beyond the Science’ to Beat Deadly Heart Condition at UF Health

Astrid Weller’s dad holds her up to a window at the University of Florida Health Congenital Heart Center so she can press her hands to the warm glass and peer…

Study calls for universal vaccination for pregnant women, children against RSV

October 8, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of researchers led by a University of Florida Health scientist recommends the universal immunization of pregnant women and infants…

The Gift of Grace: Series of Surgeries Saves Baby Grace From Rare Heart Defect at UF Health

Expecting a child is a time of joy, anticipation and excitement for most families. Gender reveal celebrations, nursery preparations and dreams of the future…

UF Health joins $4.9 million study of adult congenital heart disease

February 17, 2022

Researchers at UF Health, the UF Health Congenital Heart Center and the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network have joined a national study to examine how gaps…

The Brantleys and the story of BrAvery

Avery looked up as his mom and dad took turns reading Curious George. Each page made the presence of Averys monitors and tubes slip further from the Brantleys…

UF Health Congenital Heart Center expertise aids both mother, daughter

In May 2001, Morgan Humphreys turned blue. Until that point, her mother said, Morgans birth had been uneventful. After the care team took her newborn to the…

First triple-organ transplant of its kind in the state paves the way for lifesaving multiorgan procedures

March 23, 2021

If surgery were gymnastics, a triple-organ transplant would be a feat worthy of the Olympics. It has everything: Complex and intricate procedure? Check.…

Women need women-specific cardiology care

While a healthy heart looks the same for a man and woman inside the body, we know women’s heart health is unique to them. That’s why our UF Health team has…

BE HOPE

Cole Dooley, M.D., is no stranger to pediatric cancer. As both a pediatric anesthesiologist and the father of a child with incurable cancer, the realities of…

Heather’s Lifelong Battle

Heather Lowery’s parents were told that she would likely not live to be 3 months old. At 36, Heather has proved them wrong and has set an example for adults…