The Florida State University College of Medicine recently received a million-dollar donation to help search for a cure for the neurological muscle disorder known as dystonia. After their son was diagnosed with the disorder, Erwin and Stefanie Jackson made the gift to help search for a cure.

Million-dollar gift

Governor Rick Scott is honoring one of the state’s first female doctors, Dr. Charlotte Maguire, with a “Great Floridian” award for the significant contributions she’s made to Florida.

Great Floridian Award

Charlotte Maguire, regarded as the Mother of the FSU Medical School, is presented by Florida Governor Rick Scott with the Great Floridian Award. The award recognizes achievements of men and women who have made significant contributions to the progress and welfare of Florida.  Dr. Maguire was one of the first female doctors to open a pediatric practice in Orlando in 1952, which she ran for 22 years. Following her retirement, Dr. Maguire donated one million dollars to help jump start the creation of the College of Medicine at Florida State University.

Great Floridian Award

We trust doctors with our lives, but who’s training them? Find out on Health IQ with Heidi Godman. Heidi talks with Dr. Bruce Berg, the Regional Campus Dean at the FSU Regional Medical School Campus in Sarasota.

On this episode of Health IQ with Heidi Godman, Heidi interviews Dr. Washington Hill, clerkship faculty at the FSU College of Medicine and his wife, Nurse Pauline Hill, who are back from Rwanda for a break from their mission with the Clinton Foundation. Also, she talks to Dr. Kirk Voelker, clerkship faculty at the FSU College of Medicine and the head of research at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, about cutting edge research happening locally.

On July first, TMH stopped using the purple “Do Not Resuscitate” wristbands on patients who’d chosen to not be resuscitated if their heart or breathing stopped. Dr. Ken Brummel-Smith, chair of Florida State University’s Department of Geriatrics, is interviewed in this story.

TMH 'DNR' Wristbands

Eric Laywell, an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, has received a $430,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to explore a new therapeutic agent and treatment method for brain cancer.

Grant from the NIH

Jeff is joined by Dr. Jacob VanLandingham, assistant professor at FSU's College of Medicine, to discuss the concussions that ail football players, and what's being done to treat them.

Each year, the Department of Transportation tries to warn people not to drive drowsy, but FSU College of Medicine Professor Dr. Alice Pomidor says a more effective way to reach people might be through their cell phones.

Drowsy Driving

Florida State University College of Medicine researcher, Mohamed Kabbaj, is learning more about why the anesthetic drug Ketamine requires a higher dosage to improve depression in males than females.

Antidepressant Effects