Ambassador Highlight: Meet Reilly
By the time Reilly was 6 months old, he had undergone two open-heart surgeries to repair his congenital heart defect.
By the time Reilly was 6 months old, he had undergone two open-heart surgeries to repair his congenital heart defect.
Two summers ago, Tori Boyton’s mom, Kimberly, noticed a mark on Tori’s head that grew from a small, red spot into a larger bump
In October 2010, 8-year-old Ava Mason had unexplained swollen lymph nodes in her neck. Despite initial treatment, Ava’s lymph nodes continued to grow even larger.
Twenty-six weeks is exactly half of a calendar year. It is also fourteen weeks short of the “normal” period of time for a human pregnancy. But being just 26 weeks old didn’t stop Andrew Ossenbeck from deciding that it was definitely time to greet the world. Andrew’s mother, Dr.
At 14 months old, Izabella is one of the youngest patients in the U.S. to receive a heart-lung transplant.
Photo by Stacey Steinberg Grayson Irwin was a happy, content baby who loved to laugh and rarely cried. It wasn’t until he turned 11 months that he started exhibiting viral symptoms similar to those of chicken pox. But after four doctor visits in three weeks – and…
The Arts in Medicine campaign spotlights a young adult cancer survivor who relied on the arts to cope during her battle with cancer. When Khandice Long was treated at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital for osteosarcoma, she was healed in more ways than one. Dealing with a difficult medical…
Patients and staff celebrate National Nurses Week, from May 6-12.
Representatives from the Cox Foundation presented a symbolic check to UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital with Scott A Rivkees, M.D., and David…
Nate Ferrell with Scott Rivkees, M.D., chairman of pediatrics. His body might not always have the energy it needs, but 6-year-old Nathan Ferrell’s fun-loving personality stands in stark contrast to his disease as he…