Help keep your skin healthy this summer in five easy steps. Day trips to the beach, hours at the pool and back-to-back outdoor sports and games. With kids out of school, and the sun shining bright, it’s the perfect time to get your family outside and away from the…
Walmart stores donate 103 red wagons filled with necessity and diversionary items to UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital pediatric patients. Eight Tallahassee area Walmart stores and their associates will visit UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital Tuesday, June 24 with a gift of 103 red wagons, decorated and filled…
The dedicated physicians of UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital strive each day to advance pediatric care through compassionate care, the latest technology and equipment, and the absolute best treatment plans. This month, UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital was recognized for these efforts. U.S. News & World Report rankings placed…
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…
Celebrity Waiter Night’s own version of the MTV Video Music Awards! View the videos of this year’s incredible performances! Pre-Show Performance- Pediatric Residents & NICU Pharmacist Best Country Video- Academic Health Science Center IT Best Pop Video- Nursing & Operations Best New Artist- Finance, Managed Care,…
UF College of Medicine physicians and students use simulation software to remain on the cutting-edge of surgical procedures. University of Florida College of Medicine physicians are teaming up with mathematicians and physicists to create a new way to prepare surgeons for medical procedures. Using CT…
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 Burchfield,…
As the number of children diagnosed with autism or related disorders increases, so does the need for resources and information regarding neurodevelopment disorders. It’s no secret that autism is on the rise. The neurobiological disorder affecting communication and social interaction abilities has affected about 1 in 68 children in…
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 faces his…
