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 […]
Collaborative effort creates buzz: Could honeybee venom help treat atrial fibrillation?
A unique scientific collaboration that could offer an innovative potential treatment for atrial fibrillation has blossomed within USF Health, thanks to a chance encounter in a hallway, a […]
USF Health-based Alzheimer’s Caregivers Podcast posts 100th episode
Caring for a loved one with dementia can be overwhelming and isolating. Never was that more true than during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eileen Poiley understands that challenge well, […]
Luck of the Match favors Class of 2023
For senior medical students at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, it’s the day they’ve been waiting four years to celebrate. One by one, the class of […]
More participants than ever present at USF Health Research Day 2023
This year’s USF Health Research Day set new records as more participants than ever filled the USF Tampa campus Marshall Student Center on March 3 to showcase the […]
From cellular enzymes to life, keynote speaker is an authority on resilience
Kim Orth, PhD, paused in mid-Zoom to reach for a plaque behind her that contains words to live – and practice science – by. The distinguished biochemist and […]
USF Health opens new IBD Center
USF Health continues to expand their comprehensive care services with the opening of a center focused fully on inflammatory bowel disease. The USF Health Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, […]
Leaders form stronger ties at USF Health, Global Virus Network signing ceremony
Leaders from USF Health and the Global Virus Network (GVN) recently gathered on the University of South Florida campus in north Tampa to sign the final documents making […]
Medical students show competitive spirit at Collegia Olympics
One day out of the year, the future doctors of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine put away the text books and stethoscopes to compete for the […]
Eight-year-old grateful patient thankful to Dr. Racha Khalaf
What started as a simple fall led to a diagnosis the Weiler family wasn’t expecting – 8-year-old Patricia Weiler has Crohn’s Disease. After the fall, Patricia’s mother, Annette, […]
Researchers are using data mining to learn more about diabetes cases that don’t fit the usual labels
In the ongoing research and treatment of diabetes, the focus is typically on the two forms of the disease that dominate public awareness. Type 1 is caused by […]
It’s your fibroblasts. They’ve come to fix your brain.
Until recently, scientists knew little about how important cells called fibroblasts might help protect the brain when a life-threatening bleeding stroke occurs. But these cells may function like […]
Excite Medical donation to USF adds to spinal decompression study
USF Health patients now have access to a specialized device meant to reduce back pain, thanks to the donation by Excite Medical. Excite Medical donated two devices – […]
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, honoring some of Tampa’s heroes
By Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM Executive Vice President, USF Health Dean, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine As we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I want […]
USF Health, Northwell Health, Tampa General and Formlabs earn national recognition for 3D-printed nasal swab used in pandemic
The invention that was shared with the world: Experts came together quickly in early 2020 to create a 3D-printed nasopharyngeal swab. Today, more than 100 million swabs have […]
Our USF Health New Year’s resolution: The pursuit of truth
By Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM Executive Vice President, USF Health Dean, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine I hope you all had a peaceful and relaxing holiday […]