When patients are experiencing persistent pain, inflammation, and aches in their hip due to arthritis, it might be time to consider getting a hip replacement. Most surgeons choose the posterior approach when performing a hip replacement, but there are other options available. One option is the anterior approach, which is now regarded as a viable alternative to the traditional … [Read more...]
How Food Can Be ‘Thy Medicine’
UCF medical student Emily Freisen carefully measures out a teaspoon of mustard that will go into salad dressing. At other workstations, her classmates are chopping carrots and peeling onions. The group of 13 students has traded in their white coats for chef’s whites as part of a six-week collaborative culinary medicine course run by UCF’s College of Medicine and the Rosen … [Read more...]
Thousands Gather at Lake Eola in Response to March For Our Lives Movement
An estimated 25,000 people showed up in support of the March For Our Lives event in downtown Orlando on March 24 that was hosted by Never Again UCF. The crowd gathered in a field next to Lake Eola, where a stage was set up. Guest speakers and singers kicked off the event as the swarm of supporters against gun violence waved posters and signs to heighten the spirit. “We … [Read more...]
UCF Life Sciences Incubator at Lake Nona
A new Life Sciences Incubator has made its way into the GuideWell Innovation Center located in Lake Nona’s Medical City. The grand opening for this biosafety wet lab facility will be held on May 10. Executive director of the UCF Business Incubation Program (UCFBIP), Dr. Thomas O’Neal, says $4 million went into the actual build-up of the facility while a little over $1 … [Read more...]
UCF Life Sciences Incubator at Lake Nona
A new Life Sciences Incubator has made its way into the GuideWell Innovation Center located in Lake Nona’s Medical City. The grand opening for this biosafety wet lab facility will be held on May 10. Executive director of the UCF Business Incubation Program (UCFBIP), Dr. Thomas O’Neal, says $4 million went into the actual build-up of the facility while a little over $1 … [Read more...]