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Clinical Trial Helps Frank Find Hope Through Late-Stage Melanoma

In the last year of his life, Frank Parrillo underwent four craniotomies and several grueling rounds of radiation to treat melanoma that had spread to his…

Neonatal Sepsis: Understanding and Preventing Risks for Your Newborn

September is Sepsis Awareness Month, which was established in 2011 to shine a light on this critical illness. Sepsis is a life-threatening illness or…

Christina’s Liver Transplant Journey

The first things Christina Hall noticed were her yellow eyes. Typically, Christina’s eyes are a deep brown. But one morning in late August 2020, she awoke to…

Understanding your risk for pancreatic cancer

In 2021 alone, an estimated 60,430 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the U.S., and nearly all will die from the disease. A pancreatic…

UF researchers find link between demographics and liver cancer

March 11, 2019

A new study by University of Florida ÍøºìºÚÁÏ researchers finds that Hispanics, as well as the elderly and people with diabetes, have a higher risk of developing…

Lack of health literacy leads to dramatic hike in preventable ER visits

October 27, 2017

Patients unable to adequately understand basic health information are more than twice as likely to experience a preventable emergency room visit resulting in…