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Keeping Thea All Smiles

Althea “Thea� Brown is all smiles. And her spunky personality along with her curiosity for the world around her will undoubtedly bring a grin to your face. But�

Caring for Those with Congenital Heart Disease

Congenital heart defects, better known as abnormalities of the heart, remain the most prevalent type of birth defect, affecting one in every 133 people. This�

Teen in need of a new heart comes to BOBÌåÓý, his last resort for survival

October 23, 2019

Few patients were as sick as teenager Andy Herrera when he arrived at BOBÌåÓý Shands Children’s Hospital in early 2018 for a heart transplant. He was on aâ€�

BOBÌåÓý Shands Children’s Hospital nationally ranked in five specialties, makes big gains in three

June 18, 2019

University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital has been nationally ranked in five medical specialties, making significant gains in three areas —�

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at BOBÌåÓý Shands Children’s Hospital reaches $100 million fundraising milestone

April 16, 2019

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, or CMN Hospitals, at BOBÌåÓý Shands Children’s Hospital has reached a significant milestone in the organization’sâ€�

Artificial device mends a baby girl’s broken heart

Ceara Curry and her husband, Kenton, were brand new to parenthood when their baby turned into a miracle. At 6-months-old, Ceara and Kenton’s daughter, Kennedy,�

University of Florida Health Fights Obesity with Multidisciplinary Approach

Researchers at University of Florida Health are using a multidisciplinary approach to fight obesity. Experts from surgery, cardiology, pulmonology,�

Aneurysm strikes baseball pitcher, but why? A neurosurgeon explains the mysterious condition

Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Danny Farquhar, 31, suffered a brain hemorrhage in the White Sox dugout after throwing 15 pitches Friday night, April 20,�

Artificial heart gives a baby girl a second chance at life

This story is a follow-up to “How an artificial heart brought a bubbly baby’s smile back� that was published in January 2018. For more than half of her life,�

Five innovative ways BOBÌåÓý physicians approach congenital heart care

From Feb. 7 to 14, BOBÌåÓý recognizes Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, to raise awareness of the most common type of birth defect found in newborns.â€�