University of Miami Sports Medicine Institute expert leads call to action for harnessing exercise’s health benefits during the pandemic

To address and overcome the challenges so Americans can return to or sustain physical activity safely, Thomas M. Best, M.D., Ph.D., FACSM, professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and research director of...
7-Aug-2020 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

University of Miami Health System Launches Remote Monitoring Televigilance Program for Select COVID-19 Patients

The University of Miami Health System has launched the UHealth Televigilance program, allowing providers to remotely monitor and care for COVID-19 patients who might otherwise need to continue care in inpatient settings.
5-Aug-2020 10:50 AM EDT Add to Favorites

UM Cardiology Researchers Studying How COVID-19 Affects the Heart

COVID-19 is shown to impact the heart and, in some cases, have long-lasting cardiac effects. To discover the extent to which COVID-19 affects the heart, cardiologists and researchers with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have begun...
3-Aug-2020 3:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Ranked Nation’s No. 1 in Ophthalmology for 19th Time

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Health System has been ranked again as the nation’s best in ophthalmology by U.S News & World Report. This year marks the 19th time, and the 17th consecutive year, that Bascom Palmer has...
28-Jul-2020 8:55 AM EDT Add to Favorites

New COVID-19 Editorial: Examining Heart Issues After Recovery

In an article published online on June 26 in the journal Heart Rhythm, lead author Raul Mitrani, M.D., and co-authors with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, examine the varied cardiovascular...
17-Jul-2020 9:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

UM to Launch COVID-19 Vaccine Testing Site for the COVID-19 Prevention Trials Network

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has been selected to be part of the National Institutes of Health COVID-19 Prevention Trials Network (CoVPN) to launch clinical trials to test investigational COVID-19 vaccines.
17-Jul-2020 3:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Urologist Leads Collaborative Study on Fertility Counseling Prior to Chemotherapy

For younger cancer patients, fertility counseling at the time of cancer diagnosis is important for making family planning decisions. Ranjith Ramasamy, M.D., a clinician and researcher at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of...
15-Jul-2020 10:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

University of Miami Health System Launches Skin of Color Division

The Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami Health System launches newly named Skin of Color Division led by a three-physician team – all women of color. Only a handful of dermatology programs...
13-Jul-2020 1:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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