White coats a symbol of compassion, commitment
Focusing on patients as people as well as the data of their lab tests and medical histories is the foundation of true patient care. This advice, shared with […]
COPH birth defects researchers to host statewide meeting Jan 8-9
Preeminent birth defects researchers from the USF College of Public Health will welcome others from across the state and beyond when they host the third Florida Birth Defects […]
BANDaids for BRIDGE combines students’ passion for health care with entertainment
By Saundra Amrhein The fourth annual BANDaids for BRIDGE talent show and fundraiser for the USF BRIDGE Healthcare Clinic will be held on Friday, Jan. 9, from 6:30 […]
Top 10 countdowns: Most read and most liked 2014 stories
As we get ready to ring in the New Year, here’s the Top 10 countdowns for 2014. Our news “hits” lists highlight the most popular stories, both on […]
Year in Review: Good news for USF Health in 2014
From welcoming a new leader to gaining an unprecedented opportunity to be one of the major economic development anchors of a proposed downtown Tampa Waterfront District, 2014 was […]
“Opportunity of a lifetime” for USF and Tampa Bay region
Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik unveiled his vision for the redevelopment of Tampa’s waterfront district today – a vision that includes co-locating the USF Health Morsani College […]
Medical student earns Bulls game ball for leading national AMA students
Accolades took the form of a basketball when William Pearce was presented with the USF Bulls’ game ball Dec. 15 during a timeout for the Bulls taking on […]
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 […]
College students believe hookah safer alternative to cigarette smoking, USF study finds
Tampa, FL (Dec. 11, 2014) — Despite emerging evidence otherwise, many college students consider hookah smoking safer than smoking cigarettes, reports a University of South Florida (USF) College […]
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 […]
USF Health Orchestra and Choir will perform Dec. 9 and 11
By Sandra Amrhein The USF Health Orchestra and Choir will perform holiday concerts at 7 p.m., Tuesday Dec. 9 and at noon Thursday, Dec. 11. The concerts […]
Opportunity to transform USF Health, downtown Tampa
View Presentation to the USF Board of Trustees The USF Board of Trustees unanimously voted Dec. 4 to co-locate two major new planned facilities – the USF Health […]
PatientsLikeMe and USF Health collaborate to empower cancer patients
Partnership marks the first between the patient network and an academic health center CAMBRIDGE, Mass (Dec. 4, 2014) — PatientsLikeMe and the USF Health Internal Medicine Department have partnered […]
USF studies potential new treatment for ED in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Tampa, FL (Dec. 2, 2014) — The University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine is conducting a clinical research study on erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients […]
MCOM home to three of five USF faculty members elected 2014 AAAS Fellows
Three of the five University of South Florida faculty members who have been named 2014 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science are from the […]
Distinguished neonatal care expert presents 2014 John Curran Lecture
The speaker for this year’s John Curran Lecture was Vinod Bhutani, MD, professor of pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Bhutani’s research relates to quality- and equity-driven […]