Early Detection Elevates Mike’s Choices to Treat Prostate Cancer
Mike Garrity’s PSA levels were creeping up: 4.2 at one routine physical, 4.7 six months later. PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, is a protein made by the…
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We Got Your Back: UF Health Physician Finds Minimally Invasive Chronic Pain Relief From Her Colleagues
Kiki Nin, MD, spends her days helping patients through surgery and recovery while balancing a busy clinical leadership role at the University of Florida…
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A Heart From the Harts: UF Health Congenital Heart Center Changes Siblings’ Lives
Aubree and Londyn Harts sit in their living room and show off their souvenirs. Aubree, 11, holds a cannula from a Berlin Heart — an external device that helps…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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‘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…
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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…
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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…
