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Weeks Into Medical School, Miller School Students Help Save a Neighbor’s Life

Two Miller School students used early naloxone and emergency training to help an unresponsive neighbor while awaiting paramedics.
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University of Miami Psychologist Helps Peppa Pig Promote Hearing-Loss Awareness

University of Miami psychologist Ivette Cejas shares inclusive-play guidance for families of children with hearing loss in a Peppa Pig video.
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Young Breast Cancer Survivor Finds Patient-First Care at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

After a stage 3 triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis at 22, Mariana Arango found specialized treatment, Spanish-language support and young adult services at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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UHealth’s Commitment to Exceptional Patient Care Fuels Historic Rise in U.S. News Rankings

Bascom Palmer earns its 25th No. 1 ranking, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center rises to No. 1 in Florida, No. 23 nationally, and UHealth records its strongest U.S. News & World Report performance ...
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NCI Reaffirms Sylvester as South Florida’s Only NCI-Designated Cancer Center: Why it Matters

Five years after being awarded the prestigious National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center has earned it again. In July, Sylvester, part of the University of ...
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How UHealth Is Reimagining Food and Nutrition as Part of Healing

Healing in modern medicine is often defined by what is most visible, such as treatments, procedures and technologies that can be measured and scaled. Less visible are the moments in between, including ...
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Found in the Dark: How AI Helped Reveal a Hidden Cellular Communication Network

The known protein universe contains hundreds of millions of members, yet most remain largely unexplored, creating a vast biological “darkness” that may hold important clues to human health and disease ...
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U.S. Cancer Deaths Linked to Alcohol Have Doubled Since 1990, Study Finds

Alcohol-attributable cancer deaths in the United States doubled between 1990 and 2023, according to a new study led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of University of Miami ...
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Could the Gut Hold Early Clues to Alzheimer’s Disease?

New research from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine found that intestinal organoids modeled on preclinical Alzheimer’s disease develop barrier damage, inflammation and hallmark disease ...
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Could Diet Soda Increase Dementia Risk?

A new analysis from the long‑running Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS) suggests that drinking diet soda every day may be linked to a higher risk of developing dementia, particularly among non‑Hispanic ...
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Adults Who Never Married Have Higher Rates of Some Cancers

A Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center analysis of more than 4 million cancer cases across 12 states shows unmarried adults, especially men, have significantly higher rates of several cancers, ...