Top 10 USF Health News Stories of 2021
This years’ top news and social media stories feature a little bit of everything – and it’s not all about COVID-19. Broken records, emotional patient stories, advances in […]
USF Health remembers Timothy Ubben, who gave $5 million to fight pulmonary fibrosis
On Monday, Dec. 13, the University of South Florida announced a $5 million gift made by Naples philanthropist Timothy Ubben in November to create the Ubben Family Center […]
USF Health physician-scientist pinpoints genes to predict lung fibrosis outcomes
Dr. Jose Herazo-Maya’s research may help identify new treatments to improve survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and severe COVID-19 Caring for patients struggling to breathe […]
Omicron variant: Keep calm and carry on
Dear Faculty, Staff, Residents and Students: In the past few weeks much has been made of the SARS-CoV-2 South African (B.1.1.529) variant. Cable news and social media have […]
Biased β-agonists may provide better control of asthma and other obstructive lung diseases, drug discovery study shows
A USF Health-led team tests 40 million compounds and finds lead candidate that selectively relaxes airway smooth muscle cells with no detectable drug desensitization TAMPA, Fla. (Dec. 2, […]
Annual IPE Day identifies climate change as next threat to humanity
Climate change is the biggest, most imminent threat to global health. That was the key message at the USF Health 4th Annual Interprofessional Education Day, held Nov 10 […]
Blood plasma protein fibrinogen interacts directly with nerve cells to cause brain inflammation
USF Health preclinical discovery may help identify new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s disease, traumatic brain injury and other neurodegenerative diseases TAMPA, Fla (Nov. 5, 2021) — Neuroinflammatory diseases, […]
D-dimer test still helpful to rule out pulmonary embolisms in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
A USF Health study finds that a screening test for major blood clots in the lungs, originally validated in seriously ill non-COVID patients, works as well for COVID […]
USF Health a site for clinical trial testing of the Moderna COVID vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years
Children under 12 years old are currently not eligible for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine has been selected as one […]
TEDDY study compares characteristics of children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before and after age 6
Development of autoimmunity at an early age associated with more aggressive form of the disease in genetically susceptible children, a USF Health-led study suggests TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 21, […]
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