Courtney and the Cancer She Never Planned For

Courtney has always been a planner, even as a child. Growing up in Gainesville, she produced pretend weddings for her sister and neighborhood friends, ensuring…

Dr. Lisa Miller appointed assistant dean for the Orlando campus

July 26, 2022

Lisa Miller, Pharm.D., M.A., a licensed pharmacist with nearly two decades of experience working in academic pharmacy, has been appointed as a clinical…

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…

Giving patients back the hope of having a family

Some cancer treatments can harm a patient’s fertility. The University of Florida Health’s Helping Oncofertility Patients become Educated, or HOPE, Network is…

UF Health researchers find possible clue about sex differences in heart disease

February 25, 2019

Circadian rhythms, the cellular timekeepers that are one of the cornerstones of biology, tune the human body to the rotation of the planet. Body temperature…

Bun in the Oven: Jennifer’s Journey with Infertility

When Jennifer was 18 years old she found out her ovaries did not fully develop. Thoughts of having a family of her own one day felt very uncertain. “I was…

Higher air pollution exposure linked to denser breast tissue

April 6, 2017

Women who have higher exposure to fine particulate matter in the air are more likely to have dense breast tissue, a well-established strong risk factor for…

5 Things to Know About Uterine Cancer

The United States Congress designated January as Cervical Health Awareness Month. Almost 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer…

UF Health researchers use gene therapy to extend estrogen’s protective effects on memory

December 8, 2015

The hormone estrogen helps protect memory and promote a healthy brain, but this effect wanes as women age, and even estrogen replacement therapy stops working…

Thirty years of helping women

December 10, 2014

Longtime faculty member and expert on women’s care selected as second Jacksonville faculty member to receive UF research award Andrew Kaunitz, M.D., is widely…