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 […]
USF physician performs Tampa General’s first single-site robotic surgery
Dr. Michael Albrink, a general surgeon at the University of South Florida, performed the first minimally invasive single-site robotic surgery at Tampa General Hospital on Saturday morning, Oct. 29. […]
Scholarly Concentrations Symposium tackles research and ethics
Leading with a panel discussion of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” this year’s Scholarly Concentrations Program Student Symposium sparked some intriguing ethical questions about physician-patient relationships, informed […]
USF physicians help patient’s dream of healthy baby come true
The robot-assisted cervical stitch surgery, performed through the abdomen, was a first for Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL (Oct. 26, 2012) — A long-delayed dream came true this […]
Student-centered initiative will integrate support for USF Health colleges
Fast. Focused. Flexible. Those three words define the work philosophy of Joe Ford, JD, the recently named assistant vice president of the USF Health Shared Student Services. They […]
Dr. Haight joins LRMC to lead community health initiatives
Daniel Haight, MD, associate professor in the USF Health Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine and director of the Polk County Health Department, will join Lakeland Regional […]
Healing Hearts
Several clinical trials starting at USF Health’s new Heart Institute this year will offer gene and stem cell therapy approaches to healing damaged hearts Over the past 18 months, […]
More GME students, more doctors needed in Florida
Katie Relihan is a medical student at Florida State. But Friday morning, she was at the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation, where she told […]
Hey, that didn’t hurt a bit
USF President and Public Health Dean among the first to get free flu shots Oct. 18, 2012 — Shortly after 8 a.m. this morning the line to receive […]
Clinical Trials: About Half of New Treatments Perform Better Than Existing Ones
Researchers show that uncertainty about new treatments meets ethical requirements On average, new treatments perform better in clinical trials only slightly more often than existing treatments, according to […]
USF Health, All Children’s sign new agreements
ACH and USF Sign New Affiliation Agreements St. Petersburg, FL (Oct., 2012) — All Children’s Hospital and the University of South Florida have signed new affiliation agreements that […]
Two-gene test predicts which patients with heart failure respond best to beta-blocker drug, study finds
Personalized medicine research at University of South Florida strikes early for heart genes Tampa, FL (Oct. 16, 2012) — A landmark paper identifying genetic signatures that predict which […]
Intervention reduces sexual risk behavior and unintended pregnancies in teen girls, study reports
The interventional trial, led by the USF College of Nursing Dean, demonstrated the benefit of a risk reduction exercise tailored to girls Tampa, FL (Oct. 9, 2012) — […]
Innovative diagnostic tests let new USF Small Bowel Center stand out in region
USF Health has pooled this region’s best experts on gastroenterology, along with the specialty’s latest diagnostic and treatment options, and opened the Small Bowel/Lower GI Motility Center. Patients […]
Chaperone protein subverts removal of glaucoma-causing protein, USF-led study finds
Inhibiting the protein, Grp94, could offer new treatment for the sight-robbing eye disease Tampa, FL (Oct. 8, 2012) — The chaperone protein Grp94 can interfere with the clearance […]
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