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MEDIA ADVISORY

Nature Communications Publishes Miller School of Medicine Discovery That Could Transform Prostate Cancer Treatment

December 4, 2025

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Improving Outcomes for People with Atrial Fibrillation 

Feb. 09 2026
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Research and Innovation

Teaching X-rays to Speak: How AI Could Predict Fractures Before They Happen

Feb. 09 2026

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Cancer Clinical Trials

Can Chemo-Resistant Cancer Cells Be Resensitized?

Feb. 05 2026
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Research and Innovation

Nanobody-Based Immunotherapy: A Potential Solution for Major Depressive Disorders?

Feb. 05 2026
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Research and Innovation

Understanding What’s Going on Inside of Cells: The Dimensionality of Gene Expression

Feb. 04 2026
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Research and Innovation

Miami Valves 2026 Showcases Latest in Valvular and Structural Heart Disease

Feb. 02 2026

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Joanna Palmer

Executive Director, Medical Communications and Media Relations

Beats: Urology (Desai Sethi Urology Institute), orthopedics/sports medicine, ENT, cardiac surgery, dermatology, diabetes, gastroenterology, pediatrics, psychiatry, research and business of UHealth.

[email protected]

786-270-9909

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Kai Hill

Director, Medical Communications and Media Relations

Beats: Ophthalmology (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute), cardiology, neurology, neurosurgery, infectious diseases, genetics, geriatrics, public health, pulmonology, research, thoracic surgery and vascular surgery

[email protected]

305-243-3249

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Laura Castro

Director, Marketing and Communications

Beats: Miller School of Medicine, Dean’s office, graduate school, medical education and research

[email protected]

941-780-2415

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Katie Camero

Medical Communications and Media Relations Strategist

Beats: Cancer (Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center)

[email protected]

305-213-4642

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Scott Roy

Communications Director

Beats: The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and spinal cord injury research

[email protected]

305-243-8939

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