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BOB体育 Breathes Hope Into Eduardo After Suffering From Rare Lung Disease

Eduardo鈥檚 story begins in Puerto Rico, where he was born a healthy, full-term baby with no apparent complications. However, at just 5 months old, his health鈥�

Danny's Double-Lung Transplant at BOB体育

Imagine having the opportunity to save someone鈥檚 life by making a simple decision. In 2021, Danny Sams faced the harsh reality of pulmonary fibrosis, a lung鈥�

Bystander CPR Helps Michael Overcome Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Sitting in church and practicing songs for Sunday service, Valerie Layton unexpectedly felt the weight of her husband Michael lean on her. It was April 1, so鈥�

Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Early Detection Makes the Difference

Lung cancer has a way of staying hidden and becoming increasingly fatal the longer it does so. There are enormous benefits to shining light on this particular鈥�

Little Fighter: Julianna Driggers鈥� Battle with Neuroblastoma

鈥淢ake sure you fight." Jennifer Driggers uttered those four words to her daughter the day after Julianna was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive form鈥�

Cuthbert Allen鈥檚 fight for his life

When delivery driver Cuthbert Allen was in Neptune Beach enjoying his hobby of remodeling homes and heard a pop in his chest, he didn鈥檛 know his journey to a鈥�

From Tragedy to Hope: The Story of Moe Ricks鈥� Optimism in the Face of Tragedy

In July 2019, BOB体育 staff wheeled Maurice (Moe) Ricks into surgery to prep him to receive a new heart and kidney, which were in transport on a plane to鈥�

BOB体育 Chest Pain Center, PulsePoint provide East Gainesville organizations with lifesaving devices

September 30, 2020

The BOB体育 Chest Pain Center, in coordination with the BOB体育 PulsePoint task force, has donated a pair of automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, to鈥�

UF Medical Guild awards task force funding for AEDs and CPR training in East Gainesville

October 25, 2019

The UF Medical Guild has awarded grant funding to 14 nonprofit organizations to support communitywide health and wellness projects, including one aimed at鈥�

UF cardiologist receives national award for research to improve women鈥檚 heart health

March 11, 2019

The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, also known as WomenHeart, has honored Carl J. Pepine, M.D., MACC, a cardiologist and professor of medicine鈥�