Former UF Professor Reaches A New Peak in Health After Hidden Brain Condition

A decade ago, David Whitney accomplished his goal of 50 marathons by the age of 50. He had climbed to the highest point in the contiguous U.S. (the…

Study: Internal fistulas on imaging predict abscesses

May 6, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Patients with Crohn’s disease commonly undergo medical imaging to determine the extent and severity of their condition. Now, it turns out…

Acute care surgeon Martin Rosenthal, M.D., named surgical director of UF Health Shands ORs

January 18, 2024

Martin Rosenthal, M.D., an associate professor in the department of surgery at the University of Florida, has been named surgical director of the UF Health…

A Devastating Diagnosis with a Miraculous Recovery

The following events occurred between March 2017 and June 2018. Growing up, Kathy Karam, of Ocala, never intended to become a nurse. But when her husband,…

Staying Upbeat Through Every Diagnosis

How 9-year-old Kendall Lewis navigates life with VACTERL association. If you ask 9-year-old Kendall “Miss K” Lewis how many surgeries she’s had in her life,…

The Story of a Warrior Princess

It was Labor Day weekend 2016. Lauren Seiler and her husband, Andy, were looking forward to spending the weekend with their three-year-old son and Andy’s…

Miss K’s Choppers

Nothing gives Kendall Lewis, better known as Miss K, more joy than seeing “her” helicopter flying high in the sky. And by “her” helicopter, we mean the…