USF Health In the News – for the week of May 3, 2010

For the week of May 3, 2010 – a snapshot of our colleagues making news across the country and around the world

 

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Stimulating Tampa’s economy

The Tampa Tribune

At issue is the University of South Florida’s proposed $20 million Center for Advance Medical Learning and Simulation, where surgeons throughout the world would come for training and certification in high-tech treatments…

 

Chlamydia-induced arthritis therapy found

United Press International

Dr. John Carter of the University of South Florida College of Medicine led the National Institutes of Health-sponsored investigation and said the findings

 

Legislative session has its share or losers, winners

The Tampa Tribune

A new pharmacy program at the University of South Florida’s Lakeland campus won $10 million for construction and $6 million in academic funding

 

USF prof explains: Why didn’t my doctor order an MRI?

The Tampa Tribune

Dr. F. Reed Murtagh is a professor of oncologic sciences and radiology at USF Health and director of neuroradiology at the Moffitt Cancer Center and

 

USF expert named president of allergy organization

The Tampa Tribune

Lockey is a professor of medicine, pediatrics and public health at USF Health and serves as director of allergy and immunology at USF and the James A. Haley

 

Abortion description law worries doctors, politicians

The St. Petersburg Times

intervention in the doctor-patient relationship,” said Dr. Shayne Plosker, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of South Florida…

 

Neoadjuvant Therapy May Increase Resectability of Pancreatic Tumors

Medscape

However, Alexander S. Rosemurgy, II, MD, professor of surgery and medicine at the University of South Florida in Tampa, urged caution in interpreting the

 

Help for dealing with memory loss

The Tampa Tribune

The Alzheimer’s Association Florida Gulf Coast Chapter and the University of South Florida’s School of Aging Studies and Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute help

 

Bridging the divide between law, medicine

Zikkir

…Wednesday evening, when Hillsborough Circuit Judge Gregory Holder came to USF Health to chat with medical students taking part in the Scholarly…

 

Faculty awarded $1M in Neuroscience Collaborative grants

Zikkir

…of the 13 intramural grants presented to faculty in the USF Neuroscience Collaborative at the Collaborative first awards luncheon April 28…

 

USF physicians review infectious disease resources for iPhone

Zikkir

An overview of diverse infectious-disease oriented resources available to iPhone/iPod touch users is reported by three USF Health physicians in the May 1, 2010 issue of…

 

 

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