Janelle Irwin knew there was something wrong with her son, Grayson, when he was only 11 months old. The doctors in Tallahassee said his high fever would pass, but when additional symptoms appeared, she knew something more was going on.
In this episode, host Dr Phylissa Deroze is joined by Dr Michael Haller, Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the University of Florida, and diabetes advocate Ricardo de Oliveira to explore type 1 diabetes screening as both a medical breakthrough and a political issue. They share how early detection…
How Congenital Heart Center nurse Connie Nixon found a career — and a lifelong passion — in pediatric cardiology.
On a busy December afternoon, UF Health Pediatrics–Tioga faced an unexpected challenge: a citywide power outage that plunged the clinic into darkness for more than two hours. Lights, phones, and desktop computers shut off instantly—while physicians, team members, and a full schedule of pediatric patients were already…
Kelly, a pediatrician who has served in UF Health leadership since 2022, assumed her new role Dec. 1…
U.S. News & World Report Nationally Ranked in Six Specialties UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital again ranks among the nation’s best, with three pediatric specialties recognized as the top programs…
Dr. Michael Haller recently joined the Diabetes Connections podcast to discuss two important areas of research: preventing type 1 diabetes and inhaled insulin for kids.
As both a UF Health Shands team member and the mother of a patient, Taylor Smith, RN, sees UF Health as more than a workplace — it’s part of her family’s story. Smith has served in the UF Health Shands E.R. since 2018 and became an ER coordinator…
Patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy drugs lived significantly longer than those who did not get the vaccine, researchers have found.
Three medical specialties at University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital were rated the best in Florida and in the top 50 nationally in the U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of the nation’s pediatric hospitals released today. Three additional specialties also placed in the top 50 nationwide.
