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…

Turning Agony Into Action: One Man’s Quest To Cure Facial Pain

As a corporate executive, Michael Pasternak was leading a retreat for 55 employees when, suddenly, he felt a jolt of searing pain stretching from his ear to…

5 Common Types Of Headaches & How To Alleviate Them

Do you often find yourself taking ibuprofen at your desk in the afternoons, or clutching your forehead and shutting off the lights early in the evenings?…

Helping Our Military Veterans Find Healing

The UF Health Jacksonville Leon L. Haley Jr., MD, Brain Wellness Program is an interdisciplinary treatment program for military veterans experiencing…

UF to lead national trial testing nerve block to alleviate headache from subarachnoid hemorrhage

April 17, 2023

A multidisciplinary team of neurocritical care, neurosurgery and pain medicine investigators from the University of Florida has been awarded a $12.9 million…

Janis and Janet: The Twins Who Tamed Tremor at UF Health

By the time Janet Plum makes the short but taxing trip to serve the coffee, the mug is only half full. What’s missing of the morning brew is dotted on the…

UF study finds 1 in 16 women take harmful drugs during pregnancy

February 10, 2022

In a review of more than 3 million pregnancies, University of Florida researchers found 1 in 16 women were exposed to harmful teratogenic drugs — medications…

Mother of Three’s Mission to Eliminate Her Migraines

For Kimbirli “Kim” Feezell, of Starke, trauma struck twice. About 10 years ago, the mother of three was bucked off her horse after the animal’s bit, which…

What is Migraine Surgery?

In the U.S. alone, 38 million people are affected by migraines and 1 billion people are affected worldwide. Many suffer from recurring migraines despite all of…

Integrative Medicine: A partnership of conventional and holistic medicine

Integrative medicine may be an unfamiliar concept among patients and arguably an underutilized treatment option for an array of medical conditions. It is a…