Mikah’s Story
Living a normal life with a rare form of glioblastoma One day in January 2018, Mikah Phillips came home from school with a headache. After it persisted, his…
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Surgeons Save Newborn Suffering From Spina Bifida
Lindsey Courson of Tallahassee was 26 and expecting her second child. Her first, a little boy named Camden, was a healthy, rambunctious 1 ½-year-old, and she…
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Matthew Tavormina: A Medical Miracle
Rather than shopping for baby clothes and diapers, Alyssa and Brian Tavormina went shopping for a burial plot for their unborn child. They purchased the…
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Kidney Cancer – a Silent Disease
Jessica Van Leer was experiencing pain in her abdomen when she arrived at the UF Health Shands Hospital E.R. After a series of tests, the medical team had two…
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Bonnie Versus Breast Cancer
As a lifelong Gainesville resident, Bonnie Green has lived a full life in a small town. Born in a local hospital, which she laughingly says no longer exists,…
