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Gene therapy helps patients with Pompe disease breathe unassisted.

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Chair Shows Dedication by Climbing for Cancer At the end of July, William Slayton, M.D., pediatric hematology/oncology chair, journeyed to Peru for an adventure of a lifetime – to climb Machu Picchu with the Climb for Cancer Foundation. Having reached a milestone birthday this year, it seemed fitting…

University of Florida Health project uses genetic testing to identify patients who can't metabolize certain medicatons.

Because of a recent grant, UF can now offer care to families of children with disabilities in twice as many Florida counties. UF’s Pediatric Integrated Care System, or Ped-I-Care, has received a three-year, $18 million grant from the Florida Department of Health.

According to Toree Malasnos, pediatric endocrinologist and director of the Florida Initiative in Telehealth and Education at the University of Florida, the use of telemedicine to treat kids with diabetes at a Daytona clinic resulted in a 70 percent drop in ER visits and an 88 percent decrease in hospitalizations.

UF Health now offers families in north Gainesville and neighboring areas enhanced services with the opening of its newest pediatric location at Magnolia Parke.

Barry Byrne, a pediatrician at the University of Florida who helped advise the federal panel that recommended adding Pompe disease to the standard tests for newborns discusses the matter in a Scientific American article.

UF Health pediatrics is expanding their services to the north side of Gainesville. They hosted an open house Saturday in their new location on Northwest 39th place in Magnolia Parke.

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…