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Lake Nona’s Young Physicians Graduate and Prepare to Battle Pandemic

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Haider Ali and family; Courtesy of Haider Ali. COVID-19 did not stop their match. It did not stop their graduation, and now as they take their positions as doctors across our nation, UCF’s newest physicians are helping to stop COVID-19. Last month, 117 UCF medical students became Physician Knights in a virtual graduation personalized with their thanks to family, friends, … [Read more...]

How To Reduce Your Risk for Liver Disease

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Many people equate liver disease with alcohol use. While there is certainly a direct link to alcohol abuse and liver disease, it’s not the only factor that contributes to liver disease. Cirrhosis (permanent scarring) is the end stage of chronic inflammation within the liver from long-term damage. Undiagnosed liver disease often leads to liver failure or cancer. That’s why it’s … [Read more...]

Lake Nona – You’re Now Part of Our New Academic Health Sciences Center

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When classes began at UCF last month, the Lake Nona community became part of the university’s new Academic Health Sciences Center (AHSC). And I hope you will be as excited as I am about the opportunities that lie before us. This new center brings together all of UCF’s health-related colleges and programs with the goal of increased opportunities for interprofessional education, … [Read more...]

Med School Can See, Count Cancer Cells in Blood Thanks to Patient’s Family

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On a computer screen, the enemy is a misshapen neon-colored blob – a metastatic cell that’s spreading cancer to the lungs, brain and liver. Thanks to a donation from a Winter Park cancer patient’s family, UCF College of Medicine researchers now have machines that can isolate, photograph and count these cancer cells from a single tube of blood. With the technology, scientists … [Read more...]

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