The Super Bowl of weight loss: Former NFL players drop pounds, get healthy
By Lisa Greene, Tampa General Hospital News When Rob Taylor was an offensive lineman, he ate everything in sight. Rob Taylor talks about his experience losing weight as […]
USF Health to study whether medication will help patients with atrial fibrillation fare better after a stroke
The $2.2 million investigator-initiated clinical trial will compare a new rapid-onset anticoagulant with warfarin, the standard medical treatment for Afib. Tampa, FL (Dec. 12, 2014) – The USF […]
Tampa General Hospital among the elite stroke centers in the country
USF stroke experts staff the TGH Stroke Center, providing patients in the Tampa Bay region with 24/7 access to more specialized stroke care, including on-site neurosurgeons and medical teams […]
TGH and USF Health leaders strengthen collaboration to improve health care delivery
Tampa, FL (Sept. 18, 2014) — Tampa General Hospital and the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine moved to further strengthen their relationship by giving the chief executives […]
Patient embraces commitment of bariatric surgery and succeeds with USF-TGH expert team
Jeana Hadley considers herself a decent example of good health – she eats right, exercises and maintains a healthy weight. But that model of healthy living is worlds […]
Tampa cardiologist Dr. Xavier Prida joins USF Health Cardiovascular Sciences
Tampa, FL (July 27, 2014) — Long-time Tampa cardiologist Xavier E. Prida, MD, joined the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Aug. 1 as an assistant professor in […]
USF STEM Academy students experience “wow factor” at hands-on robotics session
Forehead buried in a surgery console, Savannah Summy, 16, appeared intent on tying a knot in the suture thread using micro-movements of the robotic instruments she controlled remotely. […]
USF Health teaching and research partners named top hospitals by U.S. News
USF Health physicians lead six of the 12 recognized specialty areas at TGH, named top hospital in Tampa-St. Petersburg metro area U.S. News & World Report has ranked […]
USF tests whether medication can slow growth of abdominal aortic aneurysms
Tampa is only site on Florida’s west coast for the large-scale, NIH-funded clinical trial Tampa, FL (June 9, 2014) — A new clinical trial at USF Health is […]
USF Health cardiologists apply advanced catheter technology to treat atrial fibrillation at Tampa General
Tampa General Hospital is among the first in the region to offer the new high-tech catheter device Tampa, FL (April 1, 2014) –Tampa General Hospital is among the […]