Topic: Health and Medicine
Can AI models identify Parkinson’s patients at risk for faster decline?
Machine-learning models developed by University of Miami researchers used clinical, biomarker and imaging data to identify Parkinson’s patients at higher risk for rapid cognitive or motor decline.
Dean Santos to Chair AAN Science
School of Nursing and Health Studies Dean Hudson Santos is the inaugural chair the American Academy of Nursing’s newly formed Science Advisory Council.
A new approach to alleviating dry eye
A study led by a team of University of Miami researchers aims to understand whether improvements in indoor air quality can help relieve symptoms of dry eye disease.
Yhovana Gordon Named Chair of HCA Florida Kendall Hospital Board of Trustees
SONHS faculty leader brings decades of nursing, academic and community health experience to new leadership role.
Tracking sargassum at sea
University of Miami scientists, collaborating with a local aerospace and technology company, have developed and deployed high-tech drifters to predict the seaweed’s path to shore.
Mind-altering research
From sleep to inflammation, University of Miami epidemiologist Denise Vidot and her team of researchers are examining how different psychedelic substances interact in the body to affect overall health.
Frank Guido-Sanz Named Academy of Nursing Education Fellow by National League for Nursing
The University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies (SONHS) proudly announces that Frank Guido-Sanz, Ph.D., APRN, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CHSE, FAANP, FNAP, professor of clinical and associate dean for simulation education and research, has been selected as an Academy of Nursing Education Fellow (ANEF) by the National League for Nursing (NLN). Guido-Sanz will be formally inducted during the 2026 NLN Education Summit, Beyond the Storm: Reshaping Resilience & Recovery, on September 25 in Washington, D.C.
Impactful summer experiences
On National Intern Day, read about the experiences of three undergraduate students who are spending their summer at some of their ideal workplaces.
Students, parents give new simulation experience an A+
High schoolers got inspired about future health care careers during an inaugural summer program presented by S.H.A.R.E. Simulation Hospital Advancing Research & Education® and the School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Building bonds through gaming
Alumnus and child therapist Justin Jacobson created a Roblox game to help kids and parents connect that just won an international award.
Advancing the future of vision care
A gift inspired by extraordinary patient care establishes a lasting legacy at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, naming Guillermo Amescua, M.D., as the inaugural holder of the Dr. John A. Strobis Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology.
Can AI help asthma patients breathe easier?
Novel nurse-led clinical trial at University of Miami is using artificial intelligence-enabled “social robots” to teach kids with asthma to prevent attacks.
