Shining a Light on Sickle Cell Disease
People with sickle cell disease have compared the excruciating pain they can experience to thousands of nails being driven into their body. The inherited blood鈥�
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Vehicle Heat Safety for Children
Unfortunately, child deaths and heat-related illness, like dying from heatstroke in a hot car, increase during summer. Since 1998, more than 950 children have鈥�
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UF nursing researcher helps create global interventions for sickle cell disease
July 12, 2023
Angela Howard was not expected to live past childhood. Diagnosed with sickle cell disease at age 2, her doctors and nurses predicted the painful disease would鈥�
College of Nursing, +1 more
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UF nursing researchers provide parents CHOICES for reproductive health
September 14, 2021
Two University of Florida College of Nursing researchers earned a four-year $3 million grant to support a large national study to test the effect of a鈥�
College of Medicine, College of Nursing, +2 more
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Sickle Cell Loses and Sydnee Wins
鈥淚鈥檓 active, a little bit crazy, but I鈥檓 mostly fun,鈥� Sydnee Murphy, 8, said when asked to describe herself. Sydnee is a second grader at Westside Elementary鈥�
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UF nursing researcher receives $2.6 million grant to improve pain associated with sickle cell disease
September 30, 2020
A University of Florida College of Nursing researcher will explore new techniques to reduce pain and manage stress among patients with sickle cell disease,鈥�
AI at UF, College of Medicine, College of Nursing, +3 more
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Children鈥檚 Miracle Network Hospitals at BOB体育 Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital reaches $100 million fundraising milestone
April 16, 2019
Children鈥檚 Miracle Network Hospitals, or CMN Hospitals, at BOB体育 Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital has reached a significant milestone in the organization鈥檚鈥�
Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Surgery, +5 more
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BOB体育 Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital nationally ranked in six medical specialties for 2018-19
June 26, 2018
The University of Florida Health Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital once again ranked among the nation鈥檚 best pediatric hospitals in six medical specialties for鈥�
Division of Cardiology, +7 more
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Finally: A Significant Increase in NIH Funding
April 30, 2018
On March 23, two days after the House of Representatives and the Senate voted to approve a $1.3-trillion omnibus spending bill, President Donald Trump signed鈥�
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NIH director lauds innovation, encourages bold thinking in visit to UF campus
April 2, 2018
A recent spike in federal spending is an energizing opportunity for researchers, the nation鈥檚 top scientist said during a visit on April 2 to the University of鈥�
College of Medicine, +1 more
