When Gastric Cancer Struck, Robotic Surgery Delivered Hope to Roberto

Six days before Roberto Tellez was scheduled to see his local primary care provider in Tallahassee, a routine order for laboratory testing set in motion a…

Gut bacteria molecule boosts lung cancer treatment response

January 5, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — UF Health Cancer Institute researchers have discovered a small compound produced naturally by gut bacteria that doubled the response to…

Physician Spotlight: Patrick Underwood Aims to Improve Patient Experiences Across the Cancer Continuum

Patrick Underwood, MD, FACS, an assistant professor in the University of Florida Division of Surgical Oncology, focuses on cancers of the gastrointestinal…

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…

A Spinal Cord Stimulator Restores Hope and Mobility for Scott

Scott Beener lived with chronic pain for years. It was mostly located in his lower back, radiating down to his legs. His pain was so debilitating that he was…

UF researchers get closer to saliva test for breast cancer

August 1, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have improved a potentially transformative handheld device to detect breast cancer in saliva, simplifying…

Shiniqua’s Miracle: Groundbreaking Care at UF Health Saves Mother’s Life and Pregnancy

Shiniqua Aschenback woke up the morning after her 43rd birthday and immediately knew something was wrong. Both of her legs had inexplicably swollen to twice…

‘Keep Believing’: Gainesville Cancer Survivor Shares Message of Hope

Gainesville resident Chronda Nicholas has been a breast cancer survivor long enough to have her oncologist once tell her he’d bet his own garage her cancer…

Seconds That Matter: How the Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit Saved Lara’s Life

First things first: Wake up and open all the blinds. This was Lara Mehta’s morning routine. However, on one particular morning in August 2024, it felt…

Peering Through the Lens of a Pain-Free Future

It was fall 2019, and Donald “DJ” Head was packed and in the process of heading to Nevada to photograph a project when he noticed he was losing sensation in…