For older drivers, study finds, one drink may be one too many
By Morgan Sherburne • Mar 6, 2014You may have only had one glass of wine with dinner, but if you’re 55 or older, that single serving may hit you hard enough to make you a dangerous driver. So, baby boomers, what you suspected is true: you can’t party like you...
Feline visitor is wish come true for young cardiac patient
By Sarah Carey • Feb 11, 2014Inside a toy-packed hospital room that has been her home for eight months, a wish came true Feb. 1 for AnnaRose Van Sciver, 9, a cardiac patient at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. Surrounded by family members, two...
“Miracle Man” Brett Parks survives against the odds after robber shoots him
By Tiffany Wilson • Feb 6, 2014A patient with an abdominal gunshot wound is wheeled into the UF Health Jacksonville Trauma Center. He is moaning and in pain, and James Dennis, MD, immediately knows he will need to operate. Fortunately, Dennis is not only a...
UF researchers develop blood test for devastating disease of boas and pythons
By Sarah Carey • Jan 29, 2014University of Florida researchers have developed a simple immune-based screening test to identify the presence of a debilitating and usually fatal disease that strikes boas and pythons in captivity as well as those sold to the...
UF Health Cancer Center eligible for governor’s proposed funding for seeking NCI designation
By Staff Writer • Jan 28, 2014For media inquiries contact Rossana Passaniti at 352-273-8569 or email passar@shands.ufl.edu or Katie Dagenais at 407-242-0305 or email Katie.dagenais@orlandohealth.com. A proposed bill to create the Florida Consortium of...
Featured Articles
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UF researchers find drug therapy that could eventually reverse memory decline in seniors
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CMN National Pancake Day fundraiser flips for UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital
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Training surgeons with the help of 3D printers.
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UF veterinary oncologist captures real-life journey as cancer survivor in new book
By Sarah Carey
Recent Articles
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How We Learn: Painting a picture of the UF College of Medicine
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Science for Survival
By Rebecca Burton • University of Florida, University of Florida Academic Health Center, College of Medicine, Department of Surgery • Jan 29, 2014 -
Transplanting hope
By Kelsey Meany • University of Florida, Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine • Jan 29, 2014 -
A scientist's journey
By Rebecca Burton • University of Florida, University of Florida Academic Health Center, Department of Neuroscience, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics • Jan 29, 2014 -
Tale of the tape
By Tiffany Wilson • University of Florida, University of Florida Academic Health Center, HSC Jacksonville Campus • Jan 29, 2014
Media Coverage
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UF researchers find drug therapy that could eventually reverse memory decline in seniors
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Sinus problems could be more than nuisance
News 4 Jax • Mar 6, 2014 -
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
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Infant Paisley 'doing really well' in battling leukemia
The Gainesville Sun • Mar 6, 2014 -
One way to reduce diabetes cases in kids? They should eat more dirt
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Prenatal-screening companies expand scope of DNA tests
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Visa Lighting launches 'Impressions of Light Images' lighting inspired by artwork
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Spartan Bioscience Announces Collaboration With University of Florida Cardiologist for Personalized Medicine for Heart Attack Patients
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Doctors on Call: Eating disorders have negative effects on a critical body part
The Florida Times Union • Mar 5, 2014
The POST
Fixing broken hearts
February 2014With a nationally renowned Congenital Heart Center and experts dedicated to adult cardiovascular care, UF Health has become a leader in caring for the heart and the supporting blood vessels around it that help it thrive. This month, we stitched together a few stories about the myriad ways UF Health experts are helping to fix broken hearts (and blood vessels).
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Creepy-crawly science
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Growth Spurt
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Science in the city
September 2013
Health In A Heartbeat
Contact lenses that release medicine may help fight glaucoma
Mar 7, 2014
If you think about it, contact lenses are pretty amazing things: tiny, fragile, curved pieces of film, made to fit your eyes and your exact vision prescription. They’re fragile enough that you could rip them in half, but effective enough to help you see the world clearly. Scientists from Boston are...
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Feed picky kids color to boost appetites
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Put down the caffeine
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Endometriosis Awareness Month: It’s not just cramps
Mar 4, 2014
Animal Airwaves
Live: Organic Milk and Milk Products
Mar 4, 2014
When you see organic milk in the supermarket, what exactly does that tell you about the product? Generally, the term refers to milk products from livestock raised through specific organic farming methods and authenticity is regulated by food authorities. But does this mean the product is healthier...
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This saving grace was a team effort
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Don’t let a mass get your goat
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Creating kitten digs
Mar 1, 2014
On The Same Page
UF Health Research: On the Same Page With Our Patients
Mar 5, 2014While the nameplate of this newsletter, “On the Same Page,” was chosen in part to promote alignment between our faculty and our hospital staff, the concept is broader than that. It is clearly important, for example, to be on the same page with our patients and their families. The question we... Read More