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Medicine news at the College of Medicine

The senior students have spoken

By • May 13th, 2013 • Category: Medicine, Students

The UF College of Medicine class of 2013 select Robert Hollander, M.D., an adjunct assistant professor in the department of medicine, as the winner of the Hippocratic award.

Virtual open house

By • Dec 4th, 2012 • Category: Medicine, Radiology, Staff

The UF Shands Cancer Center Health Disparities program hosts a virtual open house this month.

UF&Shands transplant programs receive national honor

By • Oct 1st, 2012 • Category: Medicine, Staff, Surgery

Shands Transplant Center at UF is recognized by Health and Human Services in several categories of awards.

UF researchers ID chemical in cigarette smoke linked to lowered levels of “good” cholesterol

By • Aug 30th, 2012 • Category: From the Lab, Medicine

A toxin called BaP disrupts genes that regulate production of a key cholesterol-binding protein.

UF delivers promise of personalized medicine to heart patients

By • Jun 26th, 2012 • Category: Faculty in the News, Faculty Recognition, Medicine, Video

UF&Shands has joined leading medical center of the nation in taking a person’s genetic makeup into account during cardiac treatment.

Mutant gut bacteria reverse colon cancer in lab models, UF researchers find

By • Jun 26th, 2012 • Category: From the Lab, Medicine

Department of medicine faculty and colleagues tweaked bacteria to create potential oral therapy for colon cancer and immune disorders.

Southeastern universities receive grant for health care education

By • May 23rd, 2012 • Category: Medicine, Pediatrics, Staff

The University of Florida received a grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation to develop an online training program in multispecialty teamwork for future health care professionals.

Commonly used vitamin could help produce ‘good’ cholesterol, UF researchers find

By • Feb 13th, 2012 • Category: Faculty in the News, Medicine, Published Papers

Nicotinic acid could be more valuable than previously thought; UF research shows it could increase production of ‘good’ cholesterol.

The 43rd Annual Topics in Internal Medicine

By • Jan 15th, 2012 • Category: Department, Medicine, Staff

Register now for the 43rd Annual Topics in Internal Medicine CME program.

Giving thanks for life after lung transplant

By • Nov 22nd, 2011 • Category: Department, Medicine, Miscellaneous, Surgery

The Shands at UF Lung Transplant Program celebrates the men and women who have received new life through lung transplantation at Shands at UF.