UF Health pediatrics expert answers questions about COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5
UF Health pediatrics expert Sonja A. Rasmussen, M.D., discusses what parents should know about the shots.
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John Ligon, MD awarded the Outsmarting Osteosarcoma Because of Dylan Young Investigator Award
John Ligon, MD, from the University of Florida, was awarded the Outsmarting Osteosarcoma Because of Dylan Young Investigator Award and will study RNA-nanoparticle vaccines to overcome the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment of canine osteosarcoma.
Two College of Medicine faculty members receive prestigious recognitions
Two UF College of Medicine faculty members were recently recognized for their commitment to research and patient care at both the state and national levels.
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital is ranked No. 1 in Florida, five specialties among nation’s best
University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital continued its remarkable run as one of the Southeast’s premier pediatric medical centers as U.S. News & World Report Tuesday ranked it as Florida’s No. 1 children’s hospital, with five pediatric specialties earning the elite distinction of being rated among the nation’s…
Desmond Schatz elected to ASEMFL
Desmond Schatz, M.D., medical director of the Diabetes Institute at the UF College of Medicine, was recently elected to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL). The academy members elected Schatz for defining subjects at risk for type 1 diabetes and the genetic, immune and…
Baby Formula Shortage: NCFL Doctor answers FAQ’s
Dr. Rachel Coleman is using her experience to answer commonly asked questions.
The Research Roundtable
Lindsay A. Thompson, M.D., a professor of pediatrics and the medical director of the Pediatric Research Hub, shares how she and her research team work to create a culture in their lab that incorporates inclusivity, diversity, equity and access.
Florida Department of Health’s guidance would, if followed, harm transgender youth
We write as a group of more than 300 Florida health care professionals who care for transgender and gender diverse youth. We have one common goal: to provide the best quality, evidence-based, individualized and compassionate care for our patients. …
Florida doctor says gender-affirming care works in kids who need it, and can even save lives
WMFE’s Danielle Prieur spoke with the University of Florida’s Dr. Mike Haller who works with transgender and gender-nonconforming pediatric patients about the recommendations.
Gift to fund UF pediatric cardiology professorships
The first in his family to graduate from college, Robert Davis Jackson, M.D., was committed to his pediatric cardiology patients and their families, remembers his son, Christopher Davis Jackson.
