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02/26/2026

As Heart Month ends, Dr. Bracewell, UF Health cardiologist, addresses common misconceptions about heart disease and shares ways to keep your heart healthy.

02/25/2026

Mark Atkinson, UF Eminent Scholar for Diabetes Research, was featured in Diabetes Care. Atkinson is one of the world’s leading voices in Type 1 diabetes research and care. From his work with Insulin for Life USA and being a co-chair on the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission on Type 1 Diabetes, Atkinson has dedicated his career to improving the lives of those with the disease.

In middle school, Mark Atkinson was essentially written off by his teachers. With poor grades, they thought he would never succeed academically. “I grew up

02/25/2026

Earlier this month, Dr. Bracewell shared an informative talk on cardiovascular health and the steps we can all take to help prevent heart disease. An especially important conversation during Heart Month❤️.

If you’re curious about your own heart health, take the quick three-minute quiz to learn more:

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Interested in attending a future session? Wellness University offers educational talks on a variety of topics, including women’s health, urology, and more. Visit UF Health Wellness University to explore upcoming sessions and sign up today!

https://ufhealth.org/uf-health-wellness-university

02/25/2026

Researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine are transforming patient care through discovery in cancer, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, diabetes, women's health, pediatrics and more. Check out some of our biggest breakthroughs from 2025: https://news.drgator.ufl.edu/2026/01/29/breakthroughs-begin-here/.

02/24/2026

Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. for more than 100 years. This American Heart Month, Dr. Natalie Bracewell, a UF Health cardiologist, shares key warning signs, risk factors and lifestyle changes to help protect your heart.

Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States for more than a century, dating back to 1921, according to the Centers for Disease…

02/24/2026

A new study from University of Florida Health scientists, published in Biomedicines, found that platelets are less effective at clotting after about five days under space conditions. As space exploration pushes to Mars and beyond, the researchers hope their findings will make future space travel safer.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A cut presumably draws blood anywhere in the universe, whether in an earthly suburb or on some future interstellar voyage yet undreamed…

02/24/2026

As we come to a close on this year’s “What Do You Love?” series, we hope these stories bring comfort to families by hearing firsthand about the outstanding, expert care UF Health Congenital Heart Center provides.

Meet our final featured patient, baby Astrid. Read more about her story and how her mother believes this experience has changed their lives.

https://ufhealth.org/stories/2026/astrids-journey-beyond-the-science-to-beat-deadly-heart-condition-at-uf-health

02/23/2026

For three months, Stephanie Baumgart, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Physiological Sciences at the UF College of Veterinary Medicine, ventured into the Sahara, excavating literal tons of fossils at multiple sites.

Baumgart and her international team of researchers, led by paleontologist Paul Sereno, Ph.D., at the University of Chicago, made an incredible discovery, finding the bones of a carnivorous unicorn waiting for a name.

And so, the Spinosaurus mirabilis, or the “astonishing spined lizard,” is the first new Spinosaurus species to be unearthed since the genus was named in 1915.

Full story: https://ufhealth.org/news/2026/new-species-of-dinosaur-answers-old-questions

02/20/2026

02/20/2026

The Garden of Hope and UF College of Medicine’s George T. Harrell, M.D., Medical Education Building shine green tonight for World Cholangiocarcinoma Day. 💚

Cholangiocarcinoma is a cancer that attacks bile ducts in or around the liver. According to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, nearly 10,000 people in the United States are diagnosed every year — and the true number of those living with this disease may be even greater due to how difficult it can be to detect.

Lighting our campus green is a commitment to raising awareness for this rare, aggressive form of cancer.

02/18/2026

What is measles? How does it spread? And how can you protect yourself from this disease?

Our chief hospital epidemiologist Dr. Nicole Iovine answers all these questions and more.

02/18/2026

Neurosurgery and neuroscience/neurology research at the University of Florida ranked No. 2 in the country in National Institutes of Health funding in 2025, according to new rankings by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.

Read more: bit.ly/3MK2C6B