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USF Health names Dr. Usha Menon Dean of College of Nursing
Dr. Menon brings a wealth of nursing leadership experience and academic achievement to her new role.
November 24, 2020USF Health
USF Health was among top U.S. medical centers to test new ALS treatment shown to significantly benefit patients
Despite two approved medications and at least 100 clinical trials later, an urgent need for new treatments to improve the lives of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a relentlessly progressive and fatal disease, continues to exist.
September 3, 2020Research and Innovation, USF Health
Using drone mapping to identify mosquito habitats in Manatee County
Traditional mosquito abatement programs, which generally call for the spraying of insecticides across widespread areas via helicopters, can be expensive and imprecise. Manatee County, looking for a more effective and less-costly strategy to combat flood water or “nuisance” mosquitos, turned to experts at the USF College of Public Health who’ve researched and used drone technology in combatting malaria-carrying mosquitos in parts of Africa and Asia.
July 14, 2020Research and Innovation, USF Health
White House Coronavirus Task Force visits USF to address Florida’s spike in COVID-19
Vice President Mike Pence made a public appearance at the University of South Florida on Thursday, July 2. Pence led a roundtable discussion with USF President Steve Currall, Senior Vice President of USF Health and Dean of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Charles Lockwood and area medical professionals at the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation.
July 2, 2020COVID-19, USF Health, University News
USF Distinguished Health Professor Shyam Mohapatra awarded Florida Academy of Science 2020 medal
Award recognizes pioneering career achievements in nanotechnology, drug development and personalized medicine.
June 22, 2020Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, USF Health
USF Health receives $4 million estate gift to assist medical students
The University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine recently received more than $4 million, the largest single gift to scholarships in the history of the medical college. The gift from the late Dr. Jack F. Ross will benefit the medical scholarship that bears his name.
June 17, 2020USF Health, University News
USF Health leads clinical trials seeking COVID-19 treatments, cure
USF Health researchers have launched several clinical trials as part of the world-wide effort to reduce the severity and even prevent COVID-19.
April 17, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation, USF Health
COVID-19 possibly striking more children than expected
The number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported -- a hidden detail that could vastly underestimate the demand on health care systems and pediatric intensive care units.
April 16, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation, USF Health
Dr. Brechot’s Health Research & Care Blog
In his role as USF Professor and President of the Global Virus Network, a network of around 50 research centers worldwide, Christian Brechot, MD, PhD will work with Linman Li of USF Medicine International to provide weekly updates on new findings about the coronavirus pandemic disrupting lives around the world.
April 3, 2020COVID-19, USF Health, University News
USF Health Rapidly Expands Telehealth to Keep Patients Connected to Medical Specialists
The current coronavirus outbreak is not preventing USF Health patients from seeing their providers. As the pandemic grew last week and most of Florida shifted to working remotely – and many health care facilities halted in-person patient visits – USF Health quickly ramped up its telemedicine capabilities across the faculty practice.
March 31, 2020COVID-19, USF Health
USF Nurse Educator Helps Husband Survive COVID-19
When Susan M. Perry, PhD, CRNA, ARNP, FAAN, served as an infection control officer in the U.S. Air Force in the 1990s, she never predicted that the skills she was honing three decades ago would one day save her husband and herself during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.
March 31, 2020COVID-19, USF Health
USF Health Heart Institute Moves First Laboratories to New Building
The first six USF Health Heart Institute laboratories have begun the move into their new space on the 6th and 7th floors of the new Morsani College of Medicine building in Water Street Tampa.
February 18, 2020USF Health