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…

Latasha Aiken’s Two Miracles

Latasha Aiken had always dreamed of being a mom. When a life-threatening heart condition almost took that away from her, she was heartbroken.

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…

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.…

From Tragedy to Hope: The Story of Moe Ricks’ Optimism in the Face of Tragedy

In July 2019, UF Health staff wheeled Maurice (Moe) Ricks into surgery to prep him to receive a new heart and kidney, which were in transport on a plane to…

Landmark multiorgan surgery at UF Health Shands reverses patient’s terminal prognosis

September 1, 2020

Allen Korson went from a kidney stone ailment to needing a multiorgan transplant, both lungs and a liver, one of the rarest procedures performed in the United…

He survived a heart transplant, a kidney transplant and, along with his family, COVID-19

May 14, 2020

Enell “Trent” Porter had long battled hereditary congestive heart failure and diabetes, at times falling critically ill. But the 50-year-old had a new shot at…

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…

Amid COVID-19 crisis, telehealth visits surge at University of Florida Health

April 20, 2020

As the COVID-19 virus began making an indelible mark on everyday life, a group of University of Florida Health leaders wrestled with an urgent issue: how to…

Facts and Benefits of Organ Donation

Today, there are over 110,000 people nationwide on the organ transplant waiting list hoping for a life-extending donation.