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UF Research Team Creates Next Generation Oral Rehydration Solution

A research team led by Sadasivan Vidyasagar, MBBS, PhD, UF Radiation Oncology Professor, has created an Oral Rehydration Solution that increases electrolyte and fluid absorption in the presence of cholera toxin, decreases epithelial anion channel activity, and improves intestinal barrier function. This formulation by Dr. Vidyasagar (right) and his team…

Dr. Robert Zlotecki and Dr. Eric Brooks Honored at UF Spring Faculty Assemby

Robert A. Zlotecki, MD, PhD, UF Radiation Oncology Professor, Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, and Medical Director, Gainesville, FL, and Eric Brooks, MD, MHS, Clinical Assistant Professor, UF Health Proton Therapy Institute (UFHPTI), Jacksonville, FL, were honored during this year’s spring faculty assembly, which…

Brain Tumor Awareness Month: Go Gray in May

According to the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), a recent analysis of U.S. population statistics indicates, surprisingly, that approximately 1 million Americans are living with a brain tumor in 2023. Further, just over 94,000 will receive a will receive a primary brain tumor diagnosis this year. Fortunately, the NBTS reports…

Two Fourth Year UIM Students Sought for Radiation Oncology SPARK-ONC Program

Fourth year Underrepresented in Medicine (UIM) students interested in the field of radiation oncology have been invited to apply for the UF Radiation Oncology SPARK-ONC Student Program. The program, a four-week, in-person rotation, will run July 31 through August 25, 2023. Application deadline is June 1, 2023, and two students…

UF Health Team Honored with NCI Director’s Award

Daniel J. Indelicato, M.D. and and Carmen Allegra, M.D. have been honored by the National Cancer Institute, or NCI, for their achievements as members of the National Clinical Trial Network Adolescent and Young Adult Working Group to develop and implement clinical trials for adolescent and young adult…

UF Radiation Oncology Receives ACR Accreditation

The UF Health Shands Hospital Department of Radiation Oncology has received the coveted American College of Radiology (ACR) Radiation Oncology Practice Accreditation, awarded April 7, 2023. This is the fourth consecutive ACR accreditation for the department. ACR accreditation has been considered the gold standard in medical imaging since 1987. The…

Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Walk/Run April 22

We are stronger when we face head and neck cancers together! Join UF Health and UF on Saturday, April 22, 2023, 8 am to 2 pm, for a 5k walk/run, a 10k race, and a free Head and Neck Cancer Screening and Sponsor Expo. Scan the QR code (right)…

Free UF Health Head and Neck Cancer Seminar March 29

Wellness University Event to Offer Information Regarding the Latest Advances in Preventing and Treating Head and Neck Cancer Each year, approximately 68,000 people in the United States will develop head and neck cancer, and nearly 11,000 will die from it. Fortunately, early detection and treatment can improve outcomes, and Radiation…

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