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Research connects overeating during national events to medical problems

People who overeat during national holidays and national sporting events – like this weekend’s Super Bowl – are 10 times more likely to need emergency medical…

New dean of the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville starts today

The University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville began a new chapter in its history today with the official arrival of a new dean, Leon L. Haley…

ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Jacksonville First in Florida to Receive Top Chest Pain Center Accreditation

Hospital honored for most advanced cardiac care in region ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Jacksonville has been awarded the top recognition for heart disease care, becoming the only…

New ÍøºìºÚÁÏ North Campus Open for Business

Medical Office Complex Brings High-Tech Care to Community For media inquiries call Daniel Leveton at 904-244-3268 or email daniel.leveton@jax.ufl.edu ÍøºìºÚÁÏ…

2015 Night for Heroes Honors Caregivers Who Helped Paralyzed Man Recover

Learning to save lives: 850 high-schoolers take hands-only CPR course in one day

How do you convince an entire high school student body to learn hands-only CPR? Let the students do the teaching. That was the strategy juniors Nikki Vukich…

Proton therapy for prostate cancer results in long-term patient survival and excellent quality of life

Media Contacts: Theresa Makrush 904-798-3199, tmakrush@shepherdagency.com and Daniel Leveton 904-244-3268, daniel.leveton@jax.ufl.edu Five years after having…

Armistead named CEO of Shands Jacksonville

Russell E. Armistead, M.B.A., has been named chief executive officer of Shands Jacksonville. Armistead replaces James R. Burkhart, D.Sc., who announced his…

New drug could help reduce heart attack risk for cardiac patients awaiting surgery

Dominick Angiolillo, M.D., Ph.D., an associate professor of medicine and medical director of the UF Cardiovascular Research Program at the UF College of…