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Keeping Thea All Smiles

Althea “Thea� Brown is all smiles. And her spunky personality along with her curiosity for the world around her will undoubtedly bring a grin to your face. But�

Ethan’s Race Against the Clock

After a devastating hurricane season in 2018, Michelle Byron and her family were looking forward to being back in their home in Panama City just in time for�

Caring for Those with Congenital Heart Disease

Congenital heart defects, better known as abnormalities of the heart, remain the most prevalent type of birth defect, affecting one in every 133 people. This�

UF researchers develop easy tool to predict risk of heart attack, stroke

January 9, 2020

A new assessment tool can predict users� 10-year risk of heart attack or stroke with just a few patient-inputted responses, no lab tests required. Developed by�

Age of woman’s first menstruation may signal higher risk of heart disease, BOBÌåÓý research finds

October 29, 2019

It might seem like an irrelevant question for a cardiologist to ask a female patient, but University of Florida Health researcher Carl J. Pepine, M.D, hopes it�

BOBÌåÓý Shands Children’s Hospital nationally ranked in five specialties, makes big gains in three

June 18, 2019

University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital has been nationally ranked in five medical specialties, making significant gains in three areas —�

UF Institute on Aging study shows chronic pain might accelerate brain aging

April 9, 2019

Scientists have long recognized the human brain appears to keep time to its own internal clock, its biological age speeding or slowing depending on a host of�

Through a Doctor's Eyes

Arriving early to the hospital to walk around the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit before my night shift begins, I grab a cup of coffee from the coffee�

UF cardiologist receives national award for research to improve women’s 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�

Artificial device mends a baby girl’s broken heart

Ceara Curry and her husband, Kenton, were brand new to parenthood when their baby turned into a miracle. At 6-months-old, Ceara and Kenton’s daughter, Kennedy,�