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The Best of USF Health 2023
It’s been a busy year at USF Health! Check out our top-viewed videos and social posts for 2023.
December 19, 2023College of Nursing, Morsani College of Medicine, Research, Taneja College of Pharmacy
Making stroke detection as American as apple pie
Imagine a device that will be able to quickly determine not only whether a person has suffered a stroke but also when the stroke occurred.
December 13, 2023Research
USF Health Heart Institute Doctors Are Upbeat about Cardiac Regeneration
USF Health Heart Institute researchers are studying ways to help repair damage to heart muscle cells called cardiomyocytes after a heart attack.
December 8, 2023Morsani College of Medicine, Research
Medical student earns top honors at second statewide conference
Pranit Singh takes home top honors at another major statewide health association conference.
November 22, 2023Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine, Research
Prioritizing research helps USF Health eye doctors better serve patients
The USF Health Department of Ophthomalogy is rapidly expanding its research program.
November 1, 2023Morsani College of Medicine, Research
USF Health Byrd Institute advances Alzheimer's research and care toward a promising future
The USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute stands as a prominent Alzheimer's disease research center. Opened in 2002, it is the realization of a visionary concept championed by former Florida Speaker of the House Johnnie B. Byrd, Jr., who was deeply moved by his father's battle with the disease.
October 11, 2023Morsani College of Medicine, Patient Care, Research
Transforming Health Care with AI: A Conversation with Dr. Nishit Patel
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a part of our everyday lives. Particularly, it is reshaping the way society approaches medicine and is promising a future of precision, efficiency, and improved patient outcomes. Dr. Nishit Patel, MD, professor in the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery in the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, vice president of medical informatics for USF Tampa General Physicians, and vice president and chief medical informatics officer at Tampa General Hospital, explains the exciting potential and challenges of AI in healthcare, emphasizing its transformative role and ethical significance
September 21, 2023Morsani College of Medicine, Research
USF Health hosts international IACS-NAS cardiology conference
10th annual meeting of the North American Section of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences.
September 1, 2023Morsani College of Medicine, Research, Taneja College of Pharmacy
Medical student earns top honors at state symposium
Pranit Singh earned one of three Top Research Poster awards at the 2023 Florida Medical Association Annual Meeting.
September 1, 2023Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine, Research
USF Health $5.6 million study to define link between genetics and heart disease in many Friedreich’s ataxia patients
Researchers at MCOM awarded $5.6 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to examine why many people with Friedreich’s Ataxia go on to also develop heart disease.
August 22, 2023Morsani College of Medicine, Patient Care, Research
USF Health researchers show how the placenta protects fetus in the womb against viral infections
A new paper published this week in the journal Cell Host & Microbe explains the mechanisms behind this anti-viral protection.
June 15, 2023Morsani College of Medicine, Research
Collaborative effort creates buzz: Could honeybee venom help treat atrial fibrillation?
A unique scientific collaboration at USF Health could offer potential treatment for atrial fibrillation, thanks to a chance encounter in a hallway, a plain green chalkboard and a most surprising star: the European honeybee.
March 23, 2023Morsani College of Medicine, Research