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Three of Florida’s largest universities have canceled their Match Day, a highly anticipated event set for March 20 where future doctors at schools nationwide learn where they will train as residents. FSU med students will still get envelopes containing their residency locations, but they will open them at smaller events on the school’s regional campuses rather than in a big group inside the main campus’ Ruby Diamond Concert Hall.

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In a paper published in Nature Cell Biology, Associate Professor Timothy Megraw and colleagues explore how molecules and information use well-organized highways to travel in an out of a cell - and the effect misdirected traffic can have on organs.

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Researchers from FSU suggest practicing the Argentine tango could provide useful relief for Parkinson's patients. A College of Medicine Summer Research Fellowship helped the research team complete its project.

“This is a perfect example of why we encourage our medical students to explore research opportunities,” College of Medicine Dean John P. Fogarty said. “It makes them better physicians, and it can make life better for their patients.”

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Alex Ho, an emergency medicine physician at TMH and FSU College of Medicine clerkship faculty member, said people are appropriately concerned about the coronavirus, but it's important to remember most patients will have mild symptoms, adding they'll be able to take care of themselves if they test positive. 

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For the 25^th consecutive year, hundreds of students are set to dance the night away in the name of charity as Dance Marathon at Florida State University marks its silver anniversary March, 6. Proceeds from the marathon and the related fundraisers are split evenly between the FSU College of Medicine Pediatric Outreach Program and UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital.

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Florida State University researchers working in an international collaboration have identified new genetic variants that cause heart disease in infants, and their research has led to novel insights into the role of a protein that affects how the heart pumps blood. It is a discovery that could lead to new treatments for people suffering from heart disease.

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Dance Marathon at Florida State University raised $1,941,368.54 for Children’s Miracle Network, falling short of last year’s $2,210,165.21. DM at FSU announced the grand total at the Total Reveal Ceremony on March 8 after the weekend-long event. The money is donated to Florida State University's College of Medicine, to benefit pediatric programs and Shands Children’s Hospital. 

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Florida State University researchers working in an international collaboration have identified new genetic variants that cause heart disease in infants, and their research has led to novel insights into the role of a protein that affects how the heart pumps blood. It is a discovery that could lead to new treatments for people suffering from heart disease.

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WCTV encouraged its viewers to send in their questions about the COVID-19 coronavirus. The FSU College of Medicine's Christie Alexander joined WCTV on Friday, March 6 to answer those questions.