USF Health In the News – for the week of August 29, 2011
For the week of August 29, 2011 – a snapshot of our colleagues making news across the country and around the world
TELEVISION NEWS
You can access recent television news stories about USF Health here: Media Clips Gallery
Dr. Hauser discusses DaTscan on WEDU’s Smart Health program
http://hscvideo2.hsc.usf.edu/asxroot/HSC/Public_Affairs/2011/SmartHealth_Dr.Hauser_20110825.asx
PRINT & ONLINE NEWS
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USF Health’s Klasko: Patients should expect personalized care
Villages Daily Sun
That’s because USF Health experts like its CEO and vice president, Dr. Stephen Klasko, want to work with The Villages and Central Florida Health Alliance to shake up the old way of taking care of patients by bringing innovation to health care that will help improve the quality of residents’ lives.
Alzheimer’s experts praise Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt for her courage and candor
The St. Petersburg Times
Summitt’s resolve to keep coaching “is courageous,” said Dr. Amanda Smith, medical director of the Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute at the University of South Florida.
Alzheimer’s wave will make Florida its ground zero
The Orlando Sentinel (The Bradenton Herald)
Beyond the cost to taxpayers, Alzheimer’s disease is devastating to families, said David Morgan, CEO and director of the Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute at the University of Southern Florida.
MSN Fox Sports
“Initially, it’s very, very painful,” said Dr. David Leffers, chairman of orthopaedics and sports medicine at USF Health.
Ask the expert: No need to skip breakfast; try these quick, healthy options
The Tampa Tribune
Dr. Edwards is an assistant professor of pediatrics and internal medicine, and director of the Healthy Weight Clinic at USF Health.
Chocolate milk delivers nutrition but stirs debate
Tampa Tribune (Wellness.com)
“But they were physically active.” Denise Edwards, director of USF’s Healthy Weight Clinic, said too much is being made of about the connection…
Amy Winehouse’s death raises concerns about cold-turkey approach to alcohol detox
The St. Petersburg Times
Dr. Ryan Estevez, a University of South Florida addiction specialist and assistant professor in the department of psychiatry, has shepherded thousands of substance abuse patients through detox.
Groups Turn the Heat Up on OSHA
EHS Today
Dr. Thomas Bernard, professor and chair of environmental and occupational health at the University of South Florida and a leading expert on heat stress in workers…
The right way to start school year
HeraldNet
… Board of Hillsborough County, Fla., a pediatrician and a professor of pediatrics, public health and psychiatry at the University of South Florida.
