UF Health to open new neighborhood hospital in Ocala
December 12, 2022
University of Florida Health is bringing its warm patient care and nationally recognized medical expertise to Ocala with a new neighborhood hospital. The…
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Six Things You Should Know About Prostate Cancer
Thomas F. Stringer, MD, a board-certified urologist and associate chairman of UF Health Urology, provides an expert’s perspective on a disease that affects 11%…
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From Infertility Struggles to Finding a Family at UF Health
A few years ago, Nicholas and his wife moved back to Nicholas home state of Florida to complete his training at UF Health. Their plan was that as soon as their…
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A life-saving attitude
In 1987, a doctor informed second-grade teacher Laurie Waldo that she had bone cancer. In 2006, she was told she had a malignant tumor in her right breast. In…
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Unvaccinated, expectant mother nearly dies of COVID-19, becomes vaccine champion
November 9, 2021
Friends and family gathered at Amy Westman’s July 24 baby shower. Gifts and balloons and bursts of blue brightened the room. Blue cupcakes. Blue bows and…
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Pediatrics, +3 more
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Thyroid cancer overdiagnosis might be addressed through better patient-doctor conversations
October 20, 2021
It can be a disquieting moment for a patient. A lump or bump is found on their neck. It’s a thyroid nodule. Is it cancer? Many of those patients will probably…
College of Medicine, UF Health Cancer Institute, +2 more
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Seeds of Hope: UF Health now using precision radiation procedure for eye cancer
September 8, 2021
For patients with eye cancer, University of Florida Health ophthalmology specialist Gibran S. Khurshid, M.D., is sowing seeds of hope. In Khurshid’s case,…
Department of Ophthalmology, +4 more
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The Ride of His Life
When EMS arrived at the scene of Matthew “Matt” Benavidez’s motorcycle crash, authorities pronounced him dead. On Nov. 7, 2020, an SUV ran a flashing yellow…
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The Roberts Brothers: UF Health Pediatric Neurosurgeon Gets Them Back to Normal
Broward Roberts became familiar with UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital’s neurosurgery team at an early age. The discovery of a sacral dimple during his…
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Recurrent Breast Cancer Leads to Breast Reconstruction
Performing a simple task like putting a box on a shelf shouldn’t be a life-changing event. But when the box fell and hit Diane on her right breast, trouble…
