Shands HealthCare provides HealthCasts covering a wide variety of general health issues. Shands HealthCare is a private, not-for-profit healthcare system affiliated with the University of Florida. Shands includes nine hospitals, a network of more than 80 primary and specialty clinical practices, and a medical staff of more than 1,500 UF faculty and community physicians. UF and Shands, the science of hope.

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Deep brain stimulation

Dr. Darlene Lobel discusses deep brain stimulation, a unique therapy for movement disorders. Listen now.

The link between immunizations and autism

Learn about the link between immunizations and autism with Dr. Mobeen Rathore, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology at Shands Jacksonville.

GI Cancer

Learn about GI cancer with Dr. Robert Marsh, professor, University of Florida College of Medicine and Co-Director of the GI Cancer Center at Shands at the University of Florida.

Colorectal surgery

This healthcast features a discussion about colorectal surgery with Dr. Emina Huang, University of Florida associate professor of surgery.

Florida Recovery Center

This healthcast features a disucssion about the Florida Recovery Center with Monica Guidry, director of addiction programs.

Weight loss surgery

This HealthCast features a discussion about weight loss surgery with University of Florida physician Dr. Kfir Ben-David, director of bariatric surgery.

Lung Cancer

This HealthCast features a discussion about lung cancer with Dr. David Wyatt, associate professor of surgery, UF Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

Alzheimer's Disease

This HealthCast features a discussion about Alzheimer's disease and Al'z Place with Anthony Clarizio, Executive Director for ElderCare of Alachua County.

Sleep Disorders

This HealthCast features a discussion about sleep disorders with Steve Arnett, Program Coordinator, Shands Sleep Disorders Center.

Aortic Valve Surgery Recovery

This HealthCast features a discussion about recovering from aortic valve surgery with Dr. Curt Tribble, Chief of the Division of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery at Shands at the University of Florida.

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