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Neonatal Sepsis: Understanding and Preventing Risks for Your Newborn

September is Sepsis Awareness Month, which was established in 2011 to shine a light on this critical illness. Sepsis is a life-threatening illness or…
Water Safety in the Summer

Summer in Florida usually means high temperatures. To beat the Florida heat, many of us will enjoy excursions to the pool, lake, beach or natural springs with…
Vehicle Heat Safety for Children

Unfortunately, child deaths and heat-related illness, like dying from heatstroke in a hot car, increase during summer. Since 1998, more than 950 children have…
Child Safety on Micromobility Devices

Popular micromobility devices such as electronic bikes and scooters, all-terrain vehicles or ATVs, hoverboards and even the childhood favorite, roller skates,…
Chronic Low Milk Supply: A Search for Solutions

Questions and answers with Laurel Weijer, UF assistant director of admissions and a mother of two About the subject and author: Breastfeeding has an important…
UF Health Pediatric Specialties is making a difference in Tallahassee

Pediatric neurosurgeon provides incredible care in child’s hometown One day in early January, Nicole Whitaker noticed her daughter Sophia’s eyes were turning…
With You Every Step of the Way: Continuity of Care for Cleft and Craniofacial Patients

Each year, one in 700 children is born with cleft and craniofacial differences. These can result from abnormal growth patterns of the face or skull, which…
Breastfeeding Across Cultures

Tathiane Mallett moved to the United States from Brazil with her husband, leaving behind close friends and family. She went through a 30-hour labor without an…
Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month: Brett’s Story

Brett Palaschak seems like your average 25-year-old guy, and in most ways he is. He is a graduate of the University of Florida, is active in his community and…