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There鈥檚 nothing sweet about the relationship between heart disease and cancer

When the calendar changes to February, red and pink heart-shaped candy fills store shelves in preparation for Valentine鈥檚 Day. Let those hearts also serve as a鈥�
What's so great about fruits and vegetables?

For generations, we have known that fruits and vegetables are good for our health. Multiple studies show time and again that we live longer when we eat more鈥�
Best-Case Scenario

When a brainstem tumor almost took Mycah鈥檚 life, her BOB体育 pediatric neurosurgeon prepared a plan to save her. Just weeks before her eighth birthday in鈥�
When Seconds Count: Identifying and treating sepsis

If you鈥檝e heard the word sepsis and have ignored it 鈥� or don鈥檛 know what it is or why it matters 鈥� you are not alone. Nearly half of Americans have never heard鈥�
Living seizure-free 鈥� How epilepsy surgery changed Starr鈥檚 life.

At just 19 years old, Starrlynn Gamble has dealt with more dangerous surgeries and life-threatening conditions than many older than her could claim, starting鈥�
New guidelines for daily aspirin therapy

For some older adults, a low-dose aspirin has been a daily staple of life to prevent a heart attack or stroke. Now, the American College of Cardiology and the鈥�
The Florida Sleeve: Procedure introduced by BOB体育 is shown to be durable and effective in Marfan syndrome patients with aortic root aneurysm

A recent retrospective study published by a team at University of Florida Health has shown that the Florida Sleeve procedure 鈥� originally developed at UF鈥�
University of Florida Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery demonstrates improved midterm survival with single-stage repair of aortic arch disease

A study led by cardiothoracic surgeons at the University of Florida College of Medicine has shown that, when compared to two-stage repair of the aortic arch,鈥�
University of Florida Department of Otolaryngology offers multidisciplinary rehabilitation for people with voice and swallowing disorders

Cancer and stroke survivors who develop dysphagia receive coordinated and comprehensive care at University of Florida College of Medicine鈥檚 Department of鈥�
Aneurysm strikes baseball pitcher, but why? A neurosurgeon explains the mysterious condition

Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Danny Farquhar, 31, suffered a brain hemorrhage in the White Sox dugout after throwing 15 pitches Friday night, April 20,鈥�