Fighting Racial Disparities In Health Through Student Education
In December 2020, Susan Moore, MD, an Indiana physician, died of COVID-19 after alleging she experienced racial discrimination while undergoing treatment at a hospital operated by Indiana University […]
USF Health surpasses 100K telehealth visits
In the wake of a pandemic that forced the closing of many health care practices, USF Health quickly found a way to keep making life better for patients […]
COVID-19 Testing Tip Sheet
There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), so the best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. The virus […]
TGH + USF Health Bariatric Center Provides A New Lease On Life For Grateful Patient
A short, yet powerful “they saved my life” is how Jeremy Blythe describes the team at the Tampa General Hospital + USF Health Bariatric Center. Weight had always […]
USF Health Pediatric Pulmonology Becomes a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-Accredited Core Center
USF Health pediatric pulmonology has met the extensive requirements to become a cystic fibrosis core center, a designation that offers funding opportunities for research and drug development […]
USF Health to implement electronic billing system
USF Health converted to the Epic electronic health records (EHR) system in August 2015, springing the organization into a new era of efficiency, patient care and safety, and […]
Dr. Charles Edwards coordinates interdisciplinary care for hospitalized patients [multimedia]
Closely huddled by attentive residents and students, USF physician Charles Edwards, MD, performs his daily rounds of patients inside Tampa General Hospital. Dr. Edwards is a hospitalist and […]
Dr. Lucy Guerra captures the essence of working at an academic medical center, reflects on power of a team-based approach to patient care [Multimedia]
This is the first story in a series highlighting faculty who are shining examples of quality and compassionate patient care and patient safety. Every day, these health care […]
Combining Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease expertise under one roof benefits research, patient care [VIDEO]
(IPX066), that alleviates motor symptoms quickly and appears to last longer than other levodopa medications currently available. The drug is expected to be approved by the FDA next […]