Podcast: Play in new window | Download You have probably heard that cutting back on fried foods loaded with bad saturated fats and trans fats can help prevent many health problems, like obesity and heart disease. Despite the warnings, many Americans still like to munch on French fries, chips and just about anything fried. Now, [...]

  Soon-to-be graduates of the UF College of Medicine learned where they matched for their residency training during the college¹s annual Match Day ceremony on March 17 at the Reitz Union. For the 129 graduates, the day was every bit as exciting as the opening day of baseball season. (Photo by Maria Farias/University of Florida)

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Most people have one time or another experienced the emotional stress of a broken heart after losing a loved one through divorce, breakup or even death. But the emotional pain of a broken heart can also lead to real heart problems. Doctors call this rare condition Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, [...]

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Most parents have probably heard all the warnings about letting babies watch TV. Experts worry that this early exposure could lead to obesity, ADHD or even language delays. But a recent survey found that 90 percent of parents say their kids under the age of 2 watch some [...]

Families in the Shands at the University of Florida Neonatal Intensive Care Unit received gifts donated by the Solbach family, whose child graduated from the NICU last year. Ryan and Brittany Rhoden look through a bag of gifts they received for their son, Konlin, who was born at 24 weeks. (Photo by Jesse Jones/University of Florida)