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UF Health now offers north Gainesville families enhanced services with the opening of its newest pediatric location. UF Health Pediatrics – Magnolia Parke, the first of its kind in the area, completed renovations and opened in July 2013. The 6,500-square-foot practice houses 14 exam rooms, a vision and…
Safety is Paramount By: Shelley Collins, M.D., Chief, Hospital Medicine Safety is of the utmost importance for the University of Florida Department of Pediatrics and UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. As such, we have made significant strides in recent months to enhance our internal safety measures. These process…
May is Asthma Awareness Month By: Cindy Capen M.S.N., R.N. and Leslie Hendeles Pharm.D. Why do we need to be aware of asthma? It is common, costly and usually controllable without need for emergency care and yet, in 2009, there were 42,238 emergency department visits and 7,646 hospitalizations with…
By April Frawley Birdwell There are two types of toddlers: The mysterious calm ones who like to sit quietly … and the 99.9 percent who don’t stop moving until every toy, twig and piece of fuzz on the ground has been explored. At 18 months old, Sydney Thomas definitely…
April is Autism Awareness Month By Krestin Radonovich, Ph.D. and Catherine Zenko, M.S., CCC-SLP Chances are good that you know someone with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. In March 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put the incidence of autism and…
