As a young teenager, Savannah was an accomplished student-athlete who played on her high school’s girls golf team. She had been practicing with the team and competing in golf matches when she noticed an ongoing cough. Thinking it was allergies, 16-year-old Savannah continued to play. After an off-and-on…
Using a type of “genetic scissors,” University of Florida Health researchers have successfully removed and replaced a malfunctioning gene that gradually damages photoreceptors in the eye. Working in mouse models, the researchers say the findings are a crucial step in developing a treatment for the disorder known as cone-rod dystrophy…
Dr.Kathleen Ryan, a pediatric doctor at Shands said 2 out of 3 babies in the first year of life will be infected and there are about 100 to 300 deaths every year from RSV.
John Ligon, M.D., an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics in the University of Florida College of Medicine, has received a grant from the Children’s Oncology Group to study the impact of race and ethnicity on immunotherapy outcomes in children and adolescent young adult patients with cancer.
University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital’s diabetes and endocrinology program is now ranked among the nation’s top 10 by U.S. News & World Report. It is the highest ranking ever for the program, which is joined in the standings by three other UF Health pediatric medical specialties, according to…
The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF), a nonprofit focused on transforming pediatric cancer care by accelerating research breakthroughs, today announced the 19 recipients of its 2023 research grants. The researchers will receive $1,730,000 in funding to explore new and safer treatments for pediatric cancers. Of the recipients, six…
Principal investigators Dr. Dipankar Gupta, M.D., pediatric transplant physician at the University of Florida’s Congenital Heart Center, and Dr. Michael Killian, Ph.D., MSW, a College of Social Work faculty member at Florida State University, will lead the joint project enabling pediatric transplant physicians in Florida to deploy Scene’s platform to…
The University of Florida College of Medicine rose in the national research rankings while also remaining Florida’s top-ranked medical school, according to new graduate medical school rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. It is joined in the national rankings by the No. 7-ranked College of Veterinary Medicine.
The clinical excellence award recognizes a faculty member who epitomizes excellence in patient care, is a leader in the advancement of clinical innovations, and who has had deep impact on patients, staff, peers, and trainees. Awardees will exemplify humanistic and compassionate patient care, be highly effective leading multidisciplinary…
The M.D. class of 2023 selected Shelley Collins, M.D., the associate dean for student affairs and a professor of pediatrics, as the winner of the 2023 Hippocratic Award, annually bestowed by the graduating medical school class to an exemplary teacher and mentor who embodies the ideals of the…
