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USF Health and Tampa General surgeon performs first fully robotic microsurgical procedure in U.S. using FDA-cleared NanoWrist® dissection instruments
Dr. Nicholas J. Panetta, MD, FACS performed the first ever fully robotic lymphovenous bypass from incision to closure in the United States using FDA-cleared NanoWrist® Dissection Instruments on the Symani® Surgical System.
December 11, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Patient Care
USF Health researcher welcomed into National Academy of Inventors
USF Provost and Executive Vice President Prasant Mohapatra and Professors Christian Bréchot and Chandrakant Patel have been selected as 2025 Fellows to the National Academy of Inventors — considered the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
December 11, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research
USF Health, Tampa General Hospital and CareSource Military and Veterans have partnered to offer health care services to military families
USF Health has joined the CareSource Military and Veteran network, providing comprehensive health care services to meet the unique health care needs of the military community.
November 26, 2025Patient Care
Rebuilding the human heart: USF Health’s Center for Regenerative Medicine is transforming the future of healing
Led by Dr. Da-Zhi Wang, USF Health scientists are unlocking the body’s natural ability to repair itself and redefining what’s possible in medicine.
November 24, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research
“We’re just students, but we’ll try our best”: USF PA students turn study break into life-saving moment
Two first-year PA students saved a man's life when they performed CPR on a pulseless veteran outside the Tampa Convention Center. Taylor Clayton and Julia Riordan, just three months into their program, took turns doing chest compressions until his pulse returned. Their heroic actions earned them USF Health Culture Coins at their white coat ceremony.
November 21, 2025Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine, PA Program
What’s that smell? USF Health researchers say strong food aromas may curb appetite
In a new study, USF Health researchers say that strong food aromas may actually suppress appetite.
November 19, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research
Smoking cannabis in combination with eating highly processed foods raises cardiac health risks, USF Health study finds
Consuming a diet heavy in processed foods, especially those laden with seed oils, and smoking cannabis may compromise the immune system, according to the paper published recently in the journal Life Sciences.
November 18, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research
Bridging borders and disciplines: USF Health hosts 2025 Interprofessional Education Day
More than 1,200 participants joined in person and online at the University of South Florida Marshall Student Center on Nov. 12 for USF Health’s annual celebration of teamwork and collaboration, an event where disciplines collide and real-world health solutions take shape.
November 18, 2025College of Nursing, College of Public Health, Morsani College of Medicine, PA Program, Patient Care, Physical Therapy, Taneja College of Pharmacy
USF Health researcher unlocking how key molecule boosts benefits of exercise
A team of USF Health researchers is gaining new insights into a specific molecule and how it produces the physiological benefits from exercise.
November 17, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research
USF Health Celebrates World Diabetes Day
Those living with diabetes or have family and friends living with diabetes know how it can impact day-to-day life. Our center is focused on providing the tools: treatment, education, support and encouragement to help you live your best life.
November 13, 2025Patient Care
Veteran-led mission: Meet the service members powering USF’s landmark hyperbaric oxygen therapy research
Veterans are leading the charge in a $28 million USF Health clinical trial exploring whether hyperbaric oxygen therapy can effectively treat traumatic brain injury and PTSD. Meet three of the veterans driving the project forward.
November 10, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research
USF Health researcher and international team win multi-million research grant
USF Health researcher Yong Xu, MD, PhD, and two United Kingdom colleagues have won an international research grant worth more than $11 million.
November 5, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research