UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital nationally ranked in five specialties, makes big gains in three
By Doug Bennett • Jun 18, 2019 • Lead StoryUniversity of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital has been nationally ranked in five medical specialties, making significant gains in three areas — pediatric cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, and diabetes/endocrinology...
UF Health patient first to receive new gene therapy for neuromuscular disease since FDA approval
By Doug Bennett an... • Jun 13, 2019 • Video, Lead StoryAttention: https://bit.ly/2WwphDi to see a news video about Londyn Wright’s treatment. Visit https://bit.ly/2qFfvUk for a video about how gene therapy works. Karen Wright worked her way through the small gathering outside...
UF nursing researcher’s findings upend routine feeding procedure for pre-term infants
By Anna Suggs Hoffman • Jun 10, 2019 • Lead StoryA new study at the University of Florida has found evidence that may invalidate a routine procedure that has been performed for decades on extremely pre-term infants. Because extremely premature infants are too immature to feed...
New senior vice president and general counsel named to lead legal affairs for UF Health
By Melanie Fridl Ross • Jun 10, 2019 • Lead StoryRandall C. Jenkins, Esq., has been named UF Health senior vice president and general counsel, responsible for all legal affairs for the university’s academic health center, including hospital systems on the Gainesville and...
Mass casualty drill at University of Florida teaches life lessons to summer students
By Sophia Bahr and... • Jun 7, 2019 • Video, Lead StoryFake blood, authentic emergency responders and loud screams crowded the humid air Thursday morning on the University of Florida campus as nearly 80 students got real-world lessons in how to assess and treat catastrophic injuries...
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UF Health patient first to receive new gene therapy for neuromuscular disease since recent FDA approval
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UF research refutes routine procedure used on premature babies
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